Dr Andrew Swayner – Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland Brains on fire: a new disease affecting Queenslanders, under the microscope A mystery new disease that affects Queenslanders is being uncovered by UQ and Mater researcher Dr Andrew Swayne. A devastating disorder where the immune system attacks the brain, called autoimmune encephalitis, is having a significant…
Brain temperature can now be measured using light Nanotech technique could revolutionise neurological treatments. Light could replace invasive techniques to measure brain temperature– eliminating the need to place a thermometer in the brain when treating a range of neurological disorders. Researchers from Victoria’ Swinburne University have teamed up with Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in Spain…
HIV can hide out in the brain, protected from the immune system and antiviral drugs, Dr Lachlan Gray and his colleagues at Monash University and the Burnet Institute have found.
Melbourne scientists have developed an injectable material that encourages nerves in the brain and spinal cord to regrow. Their work could lead to new ways of treating nerve-based injuries or conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease.
Fresh Science is on hold for 2022. We will be back in 2023.
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Fresh Science is a national competition and training program helping early-career researchers find and share their stories of discovery.
We take young researchers with no media experience and help them become media spokespeople for their science, and reach stakeholders in government and industry.
Fresh Science gives finalists a taste of life in the limelight, with a day of media training, a day of training in stakeholder engagement, and a public event in their home state.
Alumni of the program include Professor Allan Duffy and Dr Niraj Lal.
Read some of the fresh science we discovered in 2021 here.
