VR to help spinal-injured people re-learn how to move
VR rehabilitation: An innovative Curtin University research project that uses an interactive, home-based virtual reality (VR) simulation or ‘serious game’…
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Curtin anti-doping education program
An international research project led by Curtin University and funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has developed and successfully…
Tackling male suicide and self harm in Australia
Scaling up efforts to tackle male self harm: Men and boys account for 75 per cent of deaths from suicide,…
Monitoring mutations to help vaccine development
New tool outsmarts COVID-19 virus to help vaccine development: Melbourne researchers have developed a tool to monitor mutations that make…
Gout medicine halts progression of coronary disease
Common medicine used to treat gout found to prevent progression of coronary disease – international study published in New England…
Onshore manufacture for vaccine candidates in Australia
CSL to manufacture and supply University of Queensland and Oxford University vaccine candidates for Australia Heads of Agreement signed between…
Protein discovery could improve type 2 diabetes treatment
A world first discovery of how a protein works in the liver could lead to a more effective type 2…
Venom from honeybees kills breast cancer cells
Venom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells – in new Australian research from the Harry Perkins Institute…
Winning against dengue in Indonesia
World Mosquito Program’s Wolbachia method dramatically reduces dengue incidence in randomised controlled trial in Indonesia The World Mosquito Program (WMP)…
Living apart together – mobile workers
Living apart together: new report to better understand the needs of mobile workers and their families. People working away from…