High res photos available below. Video of Dhara and the bending robot available here. Some slipped disc injuries might be caused by movements other than the commonly blamed bending and twisting, according to new research by South Australian engineers. It’s a finding that will lead to a better understanding of the motions that put people…
FOR VIDEO AND IMAGES CLICK HERE Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed a winning medicine formula that makes bad-tasting medicine taste nice, making it easier to treat sick children. The UWA study published by the journal Anaesthesia tested 150 children and found that the majority of children who were given the new…
When will stem cells save more lives? Melissa Little and her colleagues worked for six years to bring the world’s largest stem cell meeting to Melbourne this week. What did she learn? What are the next big steps should we should be watching for in curing diseases and saving lives with stem cells? Melissa can…
20-23 June 2018 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Annual Meeting: 2,500+ stem cell scientists from 50 countries will hear from 150+ speakers including: Lab-grown mini-brains make new connections Fred ‘Rusty’ Gage (USA) is making mini-brains from human stem cells in the lab. But in order for…
20-23 June 2018 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Annual Meeting: 2,500+ stem cell scientists from 50 countries will hear from 150+ speakers including: Treating type 1 diabetes with stem cells A Harvard team has shown they can control glucose levels in mice using a transplant of…
Could you regrow an arm or a leg? Salamanders can. Should you be allowed to try unapproved treatments without the FDA tick when you’re terminally ill? President Trump says yes. 20-23 June 2018 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Annual Meeting: more than 2,500 stem cell scientists…
‘Smart socks’ are helping physiotherapists better assess and treat patients during video consultations, by providing information on weight distribution and range of movement during exercises like steps, squats or jumps. The wearable technology, developed by PhD candidate Deepti Aggarwal at The University of Melbourne, was trialled with three patients and a physiotherapist at the Royal…
A rotavirus vaccine that can be given days after birth has been developed by Australian and Indonesian researchers. Rotavirus is the common cause of severe diarrhoea and a killer of approximately 215,000 children under five globally each year. The oral vaccine, called RV3-BB, was given in three single doses, the first within five days of birth….
Women in Indonesia were 21 times more likely to die from childbirth than women in Australia in 2015. Many pregnant women in Indonesia, particularly in remote areas, do not regularly visit health clinics and so complications are not detected and dealt with early enough.
World TB Day on March 24 reminds us of the growing TB threat Scientists available for interview in English and Bahasa Indonesia for World TB Day. Read the release in Bahasa Indonesia. More images below. Better vaccines are needed for the global fight against tuberculosis (TB). The Global Fund reports an estimated nine million new…