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Significant Florey research identifies triple drug combination that may have potential for motor neurone disease

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Key points:  Motor neurone disease (MND) is a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease.  The current first-line treatment for MND was discovered 30 years ago.  More effective treatments are needed.  Over the past three decades more than 170 drugs have been tested and failed in MND clinical trials.   Researchers at The Florey have developed an innovative stem cell technology to test drugs in the laboratory. They have identified a 3-drug combination that … Continued

Techcracker Lab Showcase: Breakthrough Medtech and Deep Tech at UNSW

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UNSW Sydney and Horizons Ventures invite media to attend the Techcracker Lab showcase, a free event on Friday 14 November at UNSW’s Kensington campus. The showcase will highlight breakthrough technologies and the visionary founders behind them from around the world, including US-based HistoSonics, which will demonstrate its new FDA-approved histotripsy technology. This non-invasive therapy destroys … Continued

Global study revises greenhouse gas emissions for tropical inland waters

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Tropical inland waters don’t produce as many greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as previously estimated, according to the results of an international research collaboration led by Charles Darwin University (CDU). The study, published in Nature Water, aimed to better understand GHG emissions in tropical rivers, lakes and reservoirs by collating the growing number of observations from … Continued

Why time could be as critical as diet and exercise for brain health

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Time – or the lack of it – could be a missing link in dementia prevention, according to new research from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA). The research, published today in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, identifies time as an under-recognised social determinant of brain health, potentially as important as education and income. … Continued

3D printed map brings Elders’ knowledge to life

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Multimedia and 3D technology are the latest tools being used by Elders in Maningrida to share their traditional knowledge and ancient stories, facilitated by a collaboration between Charles Darwin University (CDU) academics.  For the last two and a half years, PhD candidate Sam Williams from CDU’s Northern Institute, has worked with Elders in Maningrida to create videos telling … Continued

New data shows CDU a leader in First Nations-focused research

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Indigenous-focused research made up 17 per cent of Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) total research outputs between 2018 and 2024, according to a review which places the university well-above the estimated national average.  The review, conducted by CDU’s Office of Research and Innovation, worked to codify CDU’s Indigenous-focused research to determine how many publications met the … Continued

HILDA report reveals children trapped in poverty as inequality reaches crisis point

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Australian children are being robbed of their childhood, Barnardos Australia says, as new research reveals that more than one in three children in single-parent families live in poverty. Today’s landmark Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey shows more than one in three (36.2%) children in single-parent families are living below the poverty … Continued