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Understanding the link between HIV and dementia
Posted in: 2011, Vic Tags: 2011, biology, brains, dementia, HIV/AIDS, immune system, medical research, medications, Monash University, neuroscience, Vic, virusesHIV 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.
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Soy milk shouldn’t put you off peanuts
Posted in: 2008, Vic Tags: 2008, allergies, anaphylaxis, children, food, immune system, medical research, peanuts, soy, soy milk, VicDrinking soy milk or soy-based formula does not trigger peanut allergy in children, researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute have found. Their work challenges the results of an influential previous study.
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Women’s business reveals path to scar-free healing
Posted in: 2007, Vic Tags: 2007, biology, endometrium, healing, immune system, medical research, menstruation, neutrophils, scarring, uteruses, VicHealing without scars and more effective therapy for women with period problems-those are possibilities raised by the research of Tu’uhevaha Kaitu’u-Lino (Tu’hu for short pron Tu hay) at Prince Henry’s Institute and Monash University.
Fresh Science
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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.
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Feedback and Testimonials
I never had so much confidence to go out in public and talk about my research and would have never done if I had not been part of this workshop. They were also very patient and explained the concepts so clearly. They have definitely been great initiators to take science to the society and have changed my view on science journalism for good. Thanks a lot for all the efforts and training.
Shwathy Ramesan, RMIT, 2019 VIC Fresh Scientist
Shwathy Ramesan, RMIT, 2019 VIC Fresh Scientist
Laurence Luu, UNSW, 2019 NSW Fresh Science
Laurence Luu, UNSW, 2019 NSW Fresh Science
Alba Claramunt, UoWA, 2019 WA Fresh Scientist
Alba Claramunt, UoWA, 2019 WA Fresh Scientist
Deepti Aggarwal, RMIT, VIC 2017 Fresh Scientist (winner)
Deepti Aggarwal, RMIT, VIC 2017 Fresh Scientist (winner)
Dayna Cenin, UWA, 2019 WA Fresh Scientist
Dayna Cenin, UWA, 2019 WA Fresh Scientist
Anonymous, 2019 Fresh Scientist
Anonymous, 2019 Fresh Scientist
I had been struggling for a while with how to explain my research to the general public and the fresh science training really helped me to come up with different angles for different audiences.
I truly enjoyed the pub test because I had the opportunity to talk about the importance of geology to the general public.
Sara Polanco, University of Sydney, NSW 2019 Fresh Scientist
Sara Polanco, University of Sydney, NSW 2019 Fresh Scientist