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7 Nov 2024
The University of Melbourne and France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) will establish a new International Research Laboratory in Melbourne that expands and consolidates the existing collaboration between the cancer laboratory of Professor Frédéric Hollande, from the University of Melbourne, and that of Dr Patrick Mehlen (CNRS, Lyon).
16 Oct 2024
A molecule present in elevated levels in the uterine lining could play a key role in a person’s ability to fall pregnant, new findings suggest.
26 Sep 2024
A new survey of young Australians has revealed that an alarming 25 percent of respondents have used nicotine pouches, raising concerns among public health experts of a new wave of addictive and illegally sold nicotine-based products.
12 Sep 2024
The University of Melbourne and Sony Group Corporation (Sony) have entered into a joint research agreement to develop tech-driven innovative surgical training. The project aims to meet growing global demand for surgical procedures by empowering a broader range of healthcare professionals to perform minor operations.
10 Sep 2024
Governments around the world need to address the social and economic factors that contribute to suicide risk, according to a new series calling for a public health approach to suicide prevention.
19 Aug 2024
Australian workers living with long COVID cost the economy, on average, about $9.6 billion in 2022, according to a new study.
12 Aug 2024
The University of Melbourne has introduced elective subjects on death education to ensure students are well-equipped to deal with the tough realities of working in the medical sector.
22 Jul 2024
A specialised virtual emergency department catering for people living with diabetes will improve access to care at the time of an emergency, while taking pressure off stretched hospital wards across Victoria.
22 May 2024
Allied health and nursing students at metropolitan campuses are open to working rurally after undertaking a rural or regional placement, a University of Melbourne study has found.
20 May 2024
Many children of domestic homicide victims experience profound trauma with lifelong impact. Now new research shows there are limited support services available to help them process and navigate their grief.
19 Mar 2024
Genomics-focused biomedical research breakthroughs in cancer, inherited eye disease and common gynaecological disorders are set to be accelerated by a $6.5 million funding boost.
7 Mar 2024
The Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) is thrilled to appoint Kane Constructions as the enabling and early works contractor in the development of its state-of-the-art research facility.
6 Mar 2024
A comprehensive re-evaluation of how society prepares for, supports, and empowers women as they experience menopause has been advocated for in a series published in The Lancet today.
20 Dec 2023
A new study has revealed one in five Australian smokers (21%) would prefer to still be smoking in the next 1-2 years, only 59% would prefer to quit smoking all together, and the remainder would either prefer to switch to a lower harm alternative (12%) or are uncertain.
15 Dec 2023
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and partner institutes have attracted more than $108 million in funding from the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants and Ideas Grants funding rounds, announced today by Federal Minister for Health Mark Butler.
23 Nov 2023
A research project to study the impact of gender affirming hormone therapy on immune function, led by Associate Professors Ada Cheung and Rachel Davey from the Department of Medicine (Austin Health) at the University of Melbourne, has received a $2.3 million international research grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
22 Nov 2023
A new centre set to transform the way health professionals in Australia work together was launched today at the University of Melbourne.
19 Nov 2023
A new study led by University of Melbourne researchers has discovered a link between a new gene pathway and structural brain anomalies in some people who stutter into adulthood, opening up promising research avenues to enhance the understanding of persistent developmental stuttering.
19 Oct 2023
The Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) has called for improved international rules for surveillance, early detection and responses to new and emerging diseases in order to avoid a repeat of the inequitable and disjointed outcomes seen during the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
22 Sep 2023
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have been able to track childhood risk factors in developing obstructive sleep apnoea later in life, in the first longitudinal study of its kind.