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25 Feb 2021
The AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) has been expanded into India, with the first patients recruited last week to the first two sites, Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana in Punjab and Sterling Multispecialty Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra
19 Feb 2021
Melbourne scientists have described the evolution of immunity levels up to four months following COVID-19 infection, finding that while antibody levels drop dramatically in the first one to two months, the decrease then slows down substantially.
18 Feb 2021
Children are protected from severe COVID-19 because their innate immune system is quick to attack the virus, a new study has found.
17 Feb 2021
An estimated 1.1 billion people were living with untreated vision impairment in 2020, but researchers say more than 90 per cent of vision loss could be prevented or treated with existing, highly cost-effective interventions.
16 Feb 2021
Researchers have used the zebrafish (Danio rerio) to identify the role of a gene involved in cardiac rhythm, which could help explain the fundamentals of what it takes to make a human heartbeat.
11 Feb 2021
Melbourne researchers have systematically mapped the immune response to COVID-19 identifying how antibodies develop in response to SARS-CoV2 and new insights into why some people develop severe disease.
13 Jan 2021
In the context of family relationships, women who use force generally do so because they want power rather than because they have power, according to new research.
12 Jan 2021
As more women postpone childbearing for social reasons and freeze their eggs, new research reveals that most don’t end up using them, leading to wastage.
6 Jan 2021
Human mobility data gathered from de-identified mobile devices could help map coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission and support contact tracing efforts, according to new research.
23 Dec 2020
World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in Melbourne could revolutionise breast screening by allowing it to be tailored to women at minimal extra cost.
15 Dec 2020
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women face barriers to reporting family violence, including the threat of child removal, homelessness and potential isolation from their family and community, new research shows.
15 Dec 2020
The University of Melbourne has welcomed funding as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants, announced today by Minister for Health Greg Hunt.
4 Dec 2020
The University of Melbourne, together with international genomics company, Illumina, have welcomed the Victorian Government’s support to establish a $60 million world-leading genomics hub in Victoria.
3 Dec 2020
Differences in the immune systems and better blood vessel health were among the factors protecting children from severe COVID-19, according to a new review.
2 Dec 2020
A new global study has found no significant reduction in the number of people with treatable sight loss since 2010.
1 Dec 2020
New research reveals that some primary school-aged children have self-harmed, prompting calls for intervention efforts to start earlier.
26 Nov 2020
Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has reduced illness and death, new research shows.
21 Nov 2020
More evidence has emerged that food labelling can encourage manufacturers to improve product nutrition, but University of Melbourne experts say the star labelling system must be compulsory to make a big difference.
20 Nov 2020
Australia continues to close the gap for vision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, but not fast enough, according to a report being launched today.
19 Nov 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has lent new urgency to the need for a digitally enabled health system, says the head of a new University of Melbourne partnership to tackle the gap between technology and health.