Australia is well placed to make a significant contribution to further developing our understanding of ocular health, the optical system and technology that will provide superior vision for billions around the world needing vision correction.
Chronic disease research is providing a realistic picture of what is needed to close the gap between health of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
University of Queensland researcher Professor Wendy Hoy, has studied Indigenous health for 16 years and her work was recognised by a NHMRC Australian Fellowship in 2008. Her research has helped build our knowledge [...]
Historically, single-cell gene expression experiments have been difficult and expensive to perform. Recently Fluidigm introduced a new single-cell gene expression protocol that, when used with the BioMark™ Real-Time PCR system, produces inexpensive, easily reproducible, gene expression results from single-cell samples.
The method is ideally suited to moderate- to high-throughput cell-line studies to determine individual cell behavior [...]
For physiotherapist Associate Professor Michele Sterling, treating whiplash is all about thinking outside of the box.
The NHMRC-funded researcher, from UQ’s Centre for National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine, is currently trialling a combination of dry needling and exercise for chronic whiplash sufferers.
Whiplash is a common term for sudden acceleration-deceleration forces on the neck as [...]
The survey of literacy ability in Australia carried out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2006 found that 52% of Australians aged 15-19 had a literacy level that was “insufficient to meet the complex demands of everyday life and work in the emerging knowledge-based economy”. Our NHMRC-funded research at Macquarie University seeks to address [...]
The George Institute for International Health conducts vital medical research focused on the fight against chronic disease and injury, which are the leading causes of death and disability in the world today. Through high-quality, large-scale research programs, the Institute provides vital evidence to guide crucial health decisions both within Australia and across the world.
The Schizophrenia Research Institute is the only national medical research institute solely dedicated to discovering the ways to prevent and cure schizophrenia. Established in 1996 as Australia’s first virtual medical research Institute, the organisation conducts and supports schizophrenia research in hospitals, universities and research institutes across the country and internationally. With approximately 60 employees and [...]
Researchers from Children’s Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research have developed a new approach to the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), one of the most aggressive forms of the disease.
The approach uses an antibody to preferentially target AML ‘cancer initiating cells’, and may also prove effective in treating other leukaemias with fewer side effects, [...]
The NSW Office for Science and Medical Research (OSMR) promotes growth and innovation in science and medical research, and supports and enhances the public profile of the sector to achieve better economic, technological, health and environmental outcomes for the people of NSW.
Nature and scope of activities
The OSMR works with the scientific, technological, health and medical [...]
The Master of Clinical Science (MClinSc) is a postgraduate research degree offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Adelaide. This degree, within the field of evidence-based healthcare supervised by staff of the Joanna Briggs Institute, aims to train students in research methodologies and techniques associated with evidence-based healthcare and in the [...]
