NSW company invests $140,000 to enhance trucker safety
A New South Wales civil infrastructure and utilities constructer has implemented close to $140,000 worth of safety initiatives via an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) in...
New blood tests reveal hidden brain injuries in intimate partner violence
For the first time, researchers at Monash University have used blood tests to detect concussions caused by intimate partner violence (IPV), offering fresh insights...
Victorian Seniors Festival: Eight days of free travel from 5 Oct
Victorian Seniors Card holders can enjoy eight days of free public transport to explore thousands of Seniors Festival events this October, ahead of statewide...
“Every patient deserves dignity”: AMA reaffirms support for LGBTQIASB+ Australians
The Australian Medical Association has marked this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) by urging governments to turn commitments into action...
A ray of hope: New test could spot Alzheimer’s early
Monash University engineers have made a groundbreaking advancement that could soon allow GPs to screen for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) with a simple finger-prick blood...
Before the first symptom: DNA, viruses, and the hunt for MS clues
A new Australian study is asking a deceptively simple question: what happens before multiple sclerosis begins? The answer, researchers believe, may lie in our...
Monash therapy advances to Phase 3 breast cancer trials
A therapy discovered in Melbourne has moved into Phase 3 clinical trials, a milestone rarely reached by Australian research. Pfizer has begun studying PF-07248144,...
RMIT engineers unveil quick stroke detection app
A groundbreaking smartphone tool could revolutionise the way paramedics identify strokes, offering a much quicker and more precise method than current technologies. Strokes, which...
End of Dengue? CSIRO, Oxitec join forces to target mosquitoes
A new venture, Oxitec Australia, is taking on two of the deadliest virus-carrying mosquitos in the Pacific region – Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus –...
FLiRT variants sneak in as winter approaches
As Australia heads into winter, a new wave of COVID-causing sub-variants, dubbed FLiRT, has emerged. These variants, known as KP.1 and KP.2, are proving...