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Converting seizures into sound 7/18/2013

A simple method of converting the brain wave signals of people living with epilepsy into sound has been developed by a team of researchers at the University of Sydney.

Australia, Italy join forces for knee research 6/27/2013

Engineers and scientists from Flinders University are teaming up with the University of Bologna in Italy to research and design new knee implants.

iPhone improves early skin cancer detection 5/16/2013

Queensland researchers are turning iPhones into personal skin scanners so patients can detect suspicious spots.

Human nerve and tissue printing a step closer 5/16/2013

Australian scientists are at the forefront of a medical revolution using 3D 'printing' to reproduce human body parts.

Overnight lenses restore up-close vision 4/11/2013

Wearing specially designed rigid contact lenses overnight that reshape the eye could remove the need for reading glasses in middle age, a UNSW study shows.

MRI could be effective Alzheimer's detection tool 2/17/2013

Scientists can now detect early features of Alzheimer's disease using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

Researchers perfect nanodiamonds for biomedical applications 2/17/2013

Researchers at Macquarie University have been perfecting a technique that may help see nanodiamonds used in biomedical applications. PhD student Jana Say has been working on processing ...

Bionic muscle regeneration within reach 12/4/2012

Car accident victims and cancer patients are among those who may benefit from a University of Wollongong breakthrough in the use of nanostructured bionic platforms to regenerate ...

New device allows users to reset their body clocks 11/29/2012

Re-Timer, a wearable green light device invented by Flinders University sleep researchers to reset the body’s internal clock, was launched recently.

Shutting down: good night's snooze a web click away 11/12/2012

Do insomniacs dream of electric sleep?

Medical professional drug pilfering is rare but perilous 11/5/2012

Medical professional drug pilfering is rare but perilous

Bionic eye 'visionaries' win top honour 10/23/2012

For their pioneering work on developing a bionic eye, two UNSW engineers have been honoured with a prestigious research achievement award.

The battle diggers face after war 10/12/2012

For hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Australian troops, withdrawal from Afghanistan will simply bring a new battle - with mental illness.

Infectious disease risk low priority for Australian travellers 10/10/2012

New research led by the University of Sydney's Family Medicine Research Centre reveals many Australians are inadequately protecting against potentially serious infectious diseases ...

What if your antibiotics didn't work? 10/9/2012

Experts call for simple measures to stem the tide of antimicrobial resistance.

Online treatment dramatically cuts suicide risks 9/19/2012

Web-based treatment for people with depression cuts by half the number of people with the illness contemplating suicide, Australian research shows.

Australians are feeling the urge to donate to science 9/19/2012

When Ron announced to his family that his body would be donated to science, no one was going to stand in his way.

Health workers encouraged to ask R U OK? 9/12/2012

With an estimated 13 million Australians aware of R U OK? Day and 1 in 5 taking part in 2011, this year’s R U OK? Day on September 13 is set to encourage even more Australians health ...

Grass pollen allergy research tackles hay fever 9/12/2012

Queenslanders can expect to endure a longer hay fever season than the rest of Australia thanks to flowering subtropical grasses.

Understanding the Alzheimer's brain 9/12/2012

In a small laboratory at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga, ground breaking research using mice aims to discover more about brain cell death in people suffering from ...

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