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A Charles Darwin University (CDU) conservation biologist whose work has become a staple in the hands of environmentalists across the Territory has been named the NT’s Young Tall Poppy Award recipient for 2025. Dr Chris Jolly, a Macquarie University Research Fellow and adjunct for CDU’s Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL), is one … Continued
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Key Facts: VIDEO NEWS RELEASE AVAILABLE https://spaces.hightail.com/space/BqMWebJQnC MELBOURNE and SYDNEY, 24 September 2025 – Eisai Australia and Biogen Australia have announced today that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has registered the use of LEQEMBI® (lecanemab) in Australia as an amyloid-lowering therapy in adult patients for the treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease … Continued
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Scientists have uncovered how a key type of immune cell adapts its behaviour depending on the type of infection, paving the way for better vaccines and advancing research into immune-related diseases. In a major study published in Nature Immunology, a WEHI-led research team revealed how T follicular helper (Tfh) cells tailor their instructions to the … Continued
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On October 16, the Australian National Maritime Museum is proud to present the third talk in its Big Blue Ideas series, Is The Deep Sea a Wasteland or Wonderland? Join astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Kirsten Banks, DEEP board member Sean Wolpert, and deep-sea ecologist Dr Todd Bond for an honest and open discussion into … Continued
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A new eyedrop has shown early success in delivering protective compounds to where they’re needed most in the eye, raising hopes for less invasive treatment of serious vision conditions. The research led by RMIT University is focused on retinal diseases, especially age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD damages the retina, specifically the macula, which can cause … Continued
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Key Facts: From unique wildlife to resilient microbes, world-changing climate dynamics to untapped biotechnological potential – four UNSW scientists outline what makes Antarctica a laboratory like no other. Earlier this year, UNSW Sydney PhD candidate Christina Schmidt submitted her thesis – from the deck of Australia’s multi-billion-dollar icebreaker, just off the East Antarctic coast. Schmidt’s … Continued
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Key Facts: UNSW quantum engineers have created quantum entanglement between two distant atoms in silicon using electrons as a bridge. UNSW engineers have made a significant advance in quantum computing: they created ‘quantum entangled states’ – where two separate particles become so deeply linked they no longer behave independently – using the spins of two … Continued
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In a rare and significant milestone for an Australian-discovered therapy, Pfizer Inc has commenced a Phase 3 clinical trial to study a potential new medicine for advanced breast cancer, based on pioneering research from Monash University and the Cancer Therapeutics Cooperative Research Centre (CTx). The first-in-class therapy is being studied as a treatment in adults … Continued
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Key Facts: When parents separate in Australia, their futures – and their children’s – often rely on the words chosen by judges in the Family Court. But those words aren’t always neutral along gender lines, say a team of UNSW researchers. The language chosen by judges in the Australian family courts reflects and reinforces long-standing … Continued
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Researchers aim to identify cellular circuit mechanisms and generate a dataset to fuel AI-driven foundational research of lung biology MUNICH & SEATTLE–BUSINESS WIRE– Helmholtz Munich and Parse Biosciences today announced a strategic partnership to generate the world’s broadest lung disease perturbation atlas, powered by Parse Biosciences’ GigaLab platform. Using a human lung ex-vivo tissue slice … Continued
