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Australasia

The Australasia category highlights health, policy and social issues from across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region. It includes analysis of health system developments, research breakthroughs, public health priorities and lived experience from local settings, offering a regional lens on topics that matter to communities and practitioners in Australasia.

CSIRO on SARS-COV-2 ‘survivability’

CSIRO scientists publish new research on SARS-COV-2 virus ‘survivability’: COVID-19 causing virus lasts for 10 days longer than Influenza on some surfaces. Lower temps, glass,...
CSIRO on SARS-COV-2 ‘survivability’

Taking the STING out of Motor Neuron Disease

Melbourne researchers are working towards a potential treatment to slow the progression of motor neuron disease (MND), offering hope to people with this debilitating and...
Taking the STING out of Motor Neuron Disease

Twins in breast cancer study

A burden shared is a burden halved: twins in breast cancer study: Melbourne identical twins Raie Moss and Judy Kohn are sharing their breast cancer...
Twins in breast cancer study

Getting to grips with handedness

Researchers get a better grip on left and right handedness: In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have identified 48 genetic variants...
Getting to grips with handedness

An obese heart is a silent risk

More than a high BMI, an ‘obese heart’ is a silent risk: New research shows that fat tissue around the heart releases molecules that alter...
An obese heart is a silent risk

The antibacterial superhero inside our cells

Australian scientists shed light on antibacterial superhero inside our cells. Researchers have made a key discovery on a critical arm of the immune system’s powerful...
The antibacterial superhero inside our cells