Algae unlocks a cheaper, greener and more ethical way to grow cells
The time it takes to grow new skin for burns victims could be improved thanks to a new method of cell cultivation using algae, developed by ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers.
10 July 2025
Child hearing loss more common in culturally and linguistically diverse families
Children from culturally and linguistically diverse families are more likely to have hearing loss compared to their ethnic majority peers, research led by ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ has found.
9 July 2025
Tiny antibody has big impact on deadly Hendra and Nipah viruses
Researchers have discovered a strategy to neutralise two highly lethal viruses for which there is currently no approved vaccine or cure.
9 July 2025
³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ has become the first university to be formally recognised by Dementia Australia as a Dementia-Friendly Organisation, an initiative that will inform research, raise awareness, reduce stigma and provide a supportive environment.
28 February 202524 ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers have been awarded more than $46 million in research funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants and Partnership Projects schemes.
28 February 2025
Culturally appropriate programs that build on the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous communities are crucial for reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes among young people, a ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ study has found.
26 February 2025
Clinical trials of a simple and accurate blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer – key to boosting survival rates – will begin at ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ this year.
19 February 2025
Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.
18 February 2025³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.
14 February 2025
³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent.
13 February 2025
³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public health outcomes.
12 February 2025
³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not have the disease in a study aimed at identifying factors that contribute to misdiagnosis.
11 February 2025
Researchers at ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ have identified the first henipavirus in North America.Â
29 January 2025
³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.
23 January 2025
Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ have resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.
20 January 2025
³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia’s healthcare system, finding the disease is a significant cause of hospitalisation.
16 January 2025
Many women worry hormonal contraceptives have dangerous side-effects including increased cancer risk. But this perception is often out of proportion with the actual risks.
15 January 2025
³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s BASE facility and biotechnology company Vaxxas have been announced as stage winners of a prestigious global prize to accelerate a patch-based mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza.
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