University of Technology Sydney
Air pollution particles linked to development of Alzheimer’s
Magnetite, a particle found in air pollution, can induce signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Metropolitan
Southern Cross University
Advanced imaging technology helps monitor baby corals on Great Barrier Reef
Keeping a watchful eye on newly settled corals at submillimetre scale on the Great Barrier Reef is now much easier, with Southern Cross University and CSIRO successfully using underwater macrophotogrammetry for the first time.
University of Technology Sydney
AI assist for COVID-19 diagnosis
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that can rapidly detect COVID-19 from chest X-rays with more than 98% accuracy.
Southern Cross University
New research shows surfers, swimmers and runners face higher risk of melanoma
A Southern Cross University research team has shown the prevalence of melanoma skin cancer is 120 times higher in surfers than in the general population.
University of Technology Sydney
Vision via sound for the blind
Australian researchers have developed cutting-edge technology known as “acoustic touch” that helps people ‘see’ using sound.
Macquarie University
New genetic therapy could be a gamechanger for MND and frontotemporal dementia
Macquarie University neuroscientists have developed a single-dose genetic medicine that has been proven to halt the progression of both motor neurone disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in mice – and may even offer the potential to reverse some of the effects of the fatal diseases.
University of the Sunshine Coast
A PTSD powerhouse
UniSC launches National PTSD Research Centre
University of Technology Sydney
How to slow the spread of deadly ‘superbugs’
Harnessing new advances in genomic surveillance technology could help detect the rise of deadly ‘superbugs’ and slow their evolution and spread, improving global health outcomes, a new Australian study suggests.
The University of Melbourne
Once just a speck of light, now revealed as the biggest known galaxy in the early universe
Astronomers are currently enjoying a fruitful period of discovery, investigating the many mysteries of the early Universe.
Charles Sturt University
Job-ready experience at its best: farmlets help students prepare for all-weather conditions
Students using Charles Sturt's 'Empowering Generation Z' farmlets in Wagga Wagga explain how they gain hands-on experience in all-weather farming ahead of National Agriculture Day on Friday 17 November.
Southern Cross University
Delirium ID toolkit boosts carer knowledge to prevent, manage the condition
Carers involved in a world-first pilot study have endorsed an online tool for assessing delirium which gives them a key role in the management of loved ones affected by the confused mental state.
Southern Cross University
Sound solution for struggling coral reefs: new documentary charts Our Changing Planet
The new season of the BBC’s Our Changing Planet explores what happens when Southern Cross University’s coral fertility doctor uses recordings of fish sounds to lure baby corals onto the reef.