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Australia’s first mRNA vaccine candidate could address COVID ‘immune imprinting’

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The team of scientists behind Australia’s first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine have published a preclinical study demonstrating the vaccine’s potential to overcome the issue of ‘immune imprinting.’ Immune imprinting occurs when exposure to one virus strain – acquired by way of either vaccination or viral infection – starts to limit our immunity against new variants of … Continued

Oz Lotto draw no. 1609

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Official Results Oz Lotto draw no. 1609 Draw Date: Tuesday, 17 December 2024 Drawn Numbers Winning Numbers (drawn order)[31] [41] [16] [13] [26] [22] [10]  Supplementary Numbers (drawn order)[8] [19] [14]  Division One Prize Pool $3,000,000.00 Total Prize Pool $7,148,743.04

La Trobe academics receive $11 million in NHMRC funding

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La Trobe University researchers have secured more than $11 million in new Federal funding to support seven ground-breaking projects. The projects, funded through the NHMRC Ideas Grant program, include the use of a digital storytelling tool to co-create Australia’s first integrated digital health tool to prevent alcohol use during pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait … Continued

MEDIA ALERT: DEEPSEA CHALLENGER returns home to Sydney in brand-new Maritime Museum exhibition

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TIME AND DATE: December 19, 11:00am – 12:00pmLOCATION: Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray Street Darling Harbour INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:–    Ron Allum – Co-engineer of the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER–    Emily Jateff – Museum Ocean Science and Technology Curator–    Ms Daryl Karp – Museum Director and CEO The Australian National Maritime Museum is thrilled to … Continued

Affordable housing revamp set to boost numbers

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Proposed changes to the City of Sydney’s affordable housing scheme are set to further boost the number of affordable dwellings for low-income households.   Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore AO said that while boosting the supply of market housing was a focus for all levels of government, it was important for state and federal … Continued

Weekday Windfall Draw no. 4482

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Official Results   Weekday Windfall draw no. 4482 Draw Date: Monday, 16 December 2024       Drawn Numbers Winning Numbers   6 35 20 29 41 10 (drawn order)                               Supplementary Numbers   21 12         (drawn … Continued

Beat the heat: how UNSW researchers are making cities cooler and safer

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Urban overheating is a growing problem, and UNSW researchers have created a national index to measure and then mitigate heat vulnerability in Australia’s towns and cities. On hot days, heat exhaustion can hit quickly, bringing light-headedness, sweat and muscle cramps. If a person is unable to cool down at this point, they might feel nauseous … Continued

IRIS2 lifts off as European Commission and SpaceRISE sign contract in Brussels

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Backed by €6.5 billion of public funds and over €4 billion of private funds, the multi-orbit satellite network project will enable Europe’s strategic communications autonomy Designed, delivered and operated by the SpaceRISE consortium, the EU’s 3rd flagship project to be launched into service by early 2030 BRUSSELS–BUSINESS WIRE– SpaceRISE, the consortium comprising Eutelsat, Hispasat and … Continued