2 Feb 2017
Jekyll and Hyde cells: their role in brain injury and disease revealed
New research has shown how normally helpful brain cells can turn rogue and kill off other brain cells following injury or disease.
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31 Jan 2017
University to join Epilepsy Centre Without Walls in $28m global research push
People with epilepsy acquired following brain trauma are the focus of a new $28 million global push for a long-awaited research breakthrough to develop treatments that for the first time could prevent or mitigate this disabling and potentially life-threatening condition.
30 Jan 2017
New leadership appointments to Stem Cells Australia initiative
Professor Melissa Little has been named the new head of the Stem Cells Australia initiative by the University of Melbourne.
25 Jan 2017
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre poised to accelerate new treatments
Following an international search, eminent Australian clinician scientist Professor Grant McArthur has been appointed to lead the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre as Executive Director.
24 Jan 2017
Reflux tablet could save 60 000 lives lost to dangerous pregnancy condition
An international collaboration led by the Translational Obstetrics Group (TOG) based at Mercy Hospital for Women has discovered a treatment that could save many of the 60 000 lives lost each year to preeclampsia.
17 Jan 2017
Bee alert but not alarmed: humble bee among Australia’s most lethal creatures
An Australian-first national analysis of 13 years’ data on bites and stings from venomous creatures reveals Australia’s towns and cities are a hot-spot for encounters.
13 Jan 2017
Heart surgery goes high-tech with Victoria’s first dissolvable metallic stent
Cardiologists at St Vincent’s Hospital and the University of Melbourne are using the latest in stent technology designed to reduce complications from a common cardiac procedure.
13 Jan 2017
New chair of palliative medicine appointed in Victoria
Following an international search, local expert Professor Jennifer Philip has been appointed to the prestigious position of Chair of Palliative Medicine.
23 Dec 2016
Christmas holidays linked to rise in heart attacks
University of Melbourne researchers have found an increase in heart attacks around the festive period may be due more difficult access to hospitals, combined with stress, an excess of alcohol and a fatty diet.
13 Dec 2016
Medical research shines in latest NHMRC funding
Researchers investigating influenza, multiple sclerosis and Indigenous health will share in $60 million funding from the prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council grants.
12 Dec 2016
Research exposes isolation and abuse among immigrant and refugee women
A two-year study with 46 family violence survivors from more than 20 countries has found common threads in how their abusers use cultural and physical isolation to prevent them from seeking help.
7 Dec 2016
Pilot study to test coaching to help recovery from SA bushfires
Community members trained as coaches will work with people affected by South Australia’s catastrophic 2015 Pinery bushfire in a pilot study to test an emotional recovery program for trauma survivors.
7 Dec 2016
Investigation into child deaths from family violence shows need for workforce training
A leading Victorian family violence expert has responded to the Victorian Commission on Children and Young People report Neither Seen nor Heard, which exposes multiple ‘systemic issues’ with the current child protection system.
4 Dec 2016
Melbourne scientists publish evidence for world-first therapeutic dental vaccine
A world-first vaccine developed by Melbourne scientists, which could eliminate or at least reduce the need for surgery and antibiotics for severe gum disease, has been validated by research published this weekend in a leading international journal.
30 Nov 2016
From strength to strength: Victoria’s entrenched status as biomedical research hub
Two of Victoria’s leading research minds have received the state’s highest scientific honour for research into how the immune system identifies and fights disease, a high-water mark for careers that have worked in sync over 15 years of technical innovation.
29 Nov 2016
Social ties critical for Black Saturday bushfires survivors: study
Connections to other people are at the heart of the resilience and recovery of survivors of Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires — but a landmark study warns it can take five years or longer for the trauma to become manageable for many of those involved.
24 Nov 2016
Young people make a link between pornography and their harmful sexual behaviour
Young people who had sexually abused other children said that helping them to manage pornography and improving their sexuality education could have helped prevent their abusive behaviour.
24 Nov 2016
School glasses program a ‘spec in time’ for kids’ learning
A new program offering free eye tests and glasses at Victorian schools is set to transform the learning environment of children in prep to year three — up to a third of whom may have unidentified vision problems.
22 Nov 2016
Researcher wins academy award for work on antibiotic resistant killers
A University of Melbourne researcher has been recognised for her work on drug-resistant strains of typhoid and dysentery, which are spreading through developing countries and making a comeback in developed countries via international travellers.
21 Nov 2016
Roadmap to Indigenous eye health is closing the gap
The gap in blindness in Indigenous communities has been halved since 2008 through collective implementation of the sector-supported Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision, according to a report launched today.