Tonight, three exceptional young women scientists will each receive a $25,000 L’Oréal Australia & New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowship to assist their research.

The 2012 Fellows are from Christchurch and Melbourne. Two are life scientists, one is a physical scientist. More here.

Also in this bulletin:

• Hear ye: Calling on farmers, musicians, baristas, doctors, pilots and others to join the national hearing survey
• Doctors talk about e-health helping 10,000 patients out of hospital

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Release from David Davis MLC, Victorian Minister for Health, Minister for Ageing

Ten thousand patients are now taking back control of their lives with the help of a Victorian Government funded program that is transforming management of chronic diseases like diabetes, asthma and arthritis.
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A working prototype of a wheelchair steered by thoughts, rather than hands, will be demonstrated live to the public in Sydney next week.

About 700,000 Australians live with severe disability—many entirely dependent on someone else to move.

They may soon be more mobile thanks to the Thought-controlled Intelligent Machine (TIM), developed at the University of Technology Sydney.   Read more here.

Also read about:

• Healthcare that works for the Facebook and Skype era – launch in Melbourne with Vic Health Minister at 10.30 am
• L’Oréal For Women in Science Fellowships next Tuesday
• Are you a binge listener? Test your hearing with Soundcheck Australia
  

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