Funding for basic research disappears in a wave of populism
Sick with the flu? Here’s why you feel so bad
With the flu season in full swing, Monash BDI's Professor Steve Turner has been in high demand, offering expert commentary on the immune response to influenza and methods to prevention.
In the Press 20 June, 2019
Broccoli compound reawakens tumour suppressor
Your mother was right; broccoli is good for you, according to a paper published in Science.
In the Press 28 May, 2019
Behold Australia’s grossest drinking tradition: the shoey
It’s called a shoey, and it’s a trend that’s thriving–or festering, depending on your stance–in Australian live music and sporting events.
In the Press 28 May, 2019
Can wearing a face mask help prevent the spread of flu?
Professor Steve Turner is back in the press this week after an article about wearing face masks to avoid the flu has spread across the country (and beyond).
In the Press 28 May, 2019
Cubes capture Monash Uni's biomedical building
Our new Biomedical Learning and Teaching Building has appeared in another article in The Age. According to the architects, Denton Corker Marshall (DCM), the search was on to create a typology that would be the best fit
In the Press 18 May, 2019
Brace yourself, flu season is coming
A battle of epic proportions is raging in your body when you have influenza. But precisely what are the forces involved? Monash BDI's Professor Steve Turner offered expert commentary in a recent explainer published in the The Age, Sydney Morning
In the Press 10 May, 2019
US biopharmaceutical company licenses Monash University 'superbug' drug discovery
Monash University has granted an exclusive license of its portfolio of proprietary synthetic polymyxin antibiotics to Qpex Biopharma, a US-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new antibiotics to combat the growing threat of
In the Press 30 April, 2019
Microscopic worms could provide key to repairing injured nerves
A tiny worm’s ability to repair damaged nerves could one day help people with nerve injuries such as paralysis, according to a Journal of Neuroscience study featured in myScience, Mirage News, Get STEM and Medical Express.
In the Press 30 April, 2019