Brighter than the sun
Australia’s biomedical and health researchers have a shiny new set of tools at their disposal at the Australian Synchrotron, the nation’s newest and brightest user facility.
From Alzheimer’s disease, anthrax and arthritis to leukaemia, malaria, Parkinson’s disease, tonsillitis, tuberculosis and flesh-eating bacteria, the Australian Synchrotron is helping researchers find the answers to some [...]

For Professor Sam Berkovic the brain is the most complex and fascinating organ in the body. The major focus of Professor Berkovic’s work involves the study of the genetic basis of epilepsy. He and his research team showed that many types of epilepsy have a significant genetic component.
Once this was established, Professor Berkovic’s team looked [...]

Professor Patrick McGorry’s team at the ORYGEN Research Centre, Victoria, has recently been awarded $10 million to continue its wide-ranging studies into mental disorders in young people.
The studies examine neurobiological, personal and social factors that affect the way a person moves from early symptoms to chronic disability, to reduce the impact of illness on a [...]