Online public event to explore the science and answer patient questions: 7pm AEST Thursday 21 May Media contact: Tanya Ha – 0404 083 863 or tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au Could stem cells help prevent vision loss or even restore eyesight? Health charity the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia is helping people ask the experts at a free…
Get ready for the festival that reaches more than 3 million people via 2,500 events. National Science Week returns from 15 to 23 August with stories for every round including entertainment, business, environment, food and wine, Indigenous media, the Arts, health, technology, farming and agriculture, lifestyle, education, and disability media. Talk to us now for…
Australia’s leadership in quantum science is no accident. It is the product of decades of bipartisan Federal Government investment in research, matched with sustained support for the critical infrastructure that enables discovery to move from theory to application. At the heart of this effort is the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), a long-term commitment to…
Experts available to talk about tinnitus, their family experience, and how new tools can make a difference for millions of people. A free trial of the latest evidence-based therapies is available for Tinnitus Awareness Week. The seven-day challenge incorporates the latest research from Newcastle University in the UK along with research from Auckland University, the…
Who will care for me as I age? Who will care for my children so I can go to work? Who will support me so that I can participate fully in life? How can we help the carers? How can we guarantee quality and safety of care into the future? Can technology improve care and reduce costs?
By 2100 Australian and global coral reef communities will be slow to recover, less complex, and dominated by fleshy algae, as high carbon dioxide changes ocean chemistry. An international study published today in Communications Biology has used unique coral reefs in Papua New Guinea to determine the likely impact of ocean acidification on coral reefs in the face…
Monday 10 November 2025 Winners of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s Metcalf Prizes announced today Scientists available for interviews, see below for contact details Two researchers using stem cells to study schizophrenia, degenerative diseases and brain cancer are winners of the 2025 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research, awarded by the National Stem…
Dr Maria Di Biase has created a ‘brain bank’ of schizophrenia: blobs of brain cells from 100 patients, growing in the lab. She’s using these brain organoids to develop urgently needed new approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Schizophrenia affects about one in 300 people worldwide. It usually manifests in adolescence. People with schizophrenia lose an…
Waking up brain stem cells at the right time could one day improve cognition and fight neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, according to Dr Lachlan Harris, a researcher at QIMR Berghofer in Brisbane Right now, most of the stem cells in your brain have been hibernating for months or years. Without periods of this sleep-like state,…
“National Science Week provides the opportunity for science engagement teams to connect with people who are harder to reach throughout the rest of the year…” – Dr Lieke van der Hulst, Plants for Space Engagement and Communications Officer For scientists at the ARC Centre for Excellence in Plants for Space, the mission to grow nutritious…