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ANZGOG Announces Keynote Speaker for 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting: A/Professor Carien Creutzberg

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The Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG) is pleased to welcome internationally renowned Radiation Oncologist Professor Carien Creutzberg as a keynote speaker at the 2024 ANZGOG Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), taking place in Canberra from 5-7 March 2025.  Professor Creutzberg, a distinguished expert in gynaecological cancers from Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, has dedicated more … Continued

NX Group Releases “‘RISE’ Global Semiconductor with NX Logistics” Video Introducing Its Logistics Solutions for Semiconductor Industry

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TOKYO, Feb. 12, 2025 /Kyodo JBN/ — NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., released “‘RISE’ Global Semiconductor with NX Logistics,” a video introducing the NX Group’s logistics solutions for the semiconductor industry, on Wednesday, February 5.   Logo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/202501303607-O2-p2xPA8aH   Image: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M103866/202501303607/_prw_PI1fl_nbN68178.png   Having positioned the semiconductor industry as a priority industry in the “NX Group Business … Continued

Putting households at the centre of energy planning

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Australia’s energy future is being redefined with the launch of “Scenarios for Future Living”, an initiative from the RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE for 2030 CRC). Building on Monash University’s successful Digital Energy Futures project, this three-year initiative provides a plausible, people-centred understanding of future Australian energy consumption. Combining case studies of household-level insights … Continued

Success in online lifestyle trial to improve cognition in older adults

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Cognitive decline can lead to dementia, making improving cognition as you age key to prevention.   A clinical trial has shown an internet-delivered lifestyle intervention has resulted in significantly better cognition in older adults.    The team, led by Professor Henry Brodaty AO, Co-Director of UNSW’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), calculated a global … Continued

Global sewage study reveals condition of Darwin’s harbour

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A global study of sewage contamination in harbours, with samples taken from 18 cities across five continents, has revealed that faecal contamination of Darwin Harbour from sewage is very low compared to the rest of the world. The study involved a collaboration between 23 universities and institutes around the world, including Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Research Institute of … Continued

HCF Research Foundation invests $1.4M in innovative patient care solutions

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THURSDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2024: The HCF Research Foundation, Australia’s largest non-government funder of health services research, has announced the latest outcomes of its prestigious Translational Research Grants (TRG). The four pioneering projects focus on workforce optimisation and patient-centred solutions, translating cutting-edge research into practical applications that improve safety, enhance care, and tackle real-world healthcare challenges … Continued

New hope for diabetic heart disease treatment

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Monash University drug discovery researchers have found that a natural fat molecule called ‘lipoxin A4’ (LXA4) could significantly reduce inflammation and improve function for diabetic hearts.     The preclinical study, published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, found LXA4, which is known for its “calming agent” action in turning off the body’s inflammatory response and preventing chronic inflammation, could … Continued

Federal Government Boosts Australian Cardiovascular Alliance’s Mission to Combat Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke

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The Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA) has received vital Federal funding to advance its innovative national approach addressing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke. The Australian Government funding will bolster ACvA’s work to align research with health system priorities and facilitate multi-stakeholder collaborations. Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and stroke remain the leading causes of death in Australia and … Continued

Satisfaction with life in Australia hits record low with younger Australian adults feeling the brunt of financial challenges amid cost-of-living crisis

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Australian Unity, one of the nation’s first wellbeing companies, has released its latest Wellbeing Index survey report in partnership with Deakin University. The survey, conducted in June 2024, measured subjective wellbeing in more than 2,000 adults aged 18 years and older across a series of personal and national areas, including the economy, health, and community connectedness. … Continued

8-in-10 Australian gift-givers experience stress at Christmas but DYOG could help, says New Research

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Sydney, Australia, 7 November 2024. A new research report released today by VistaPrint1 reveals Design Your Own Gifting (DYOG) is the perfect antidote to stress at Christmas. According to the research, most of the Australian gift-giving population (81%) experience some level of stress when selecting the perfect gift but 7-in-10 (70%) say personalisation makes the … Continued