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Incredible PhD talent on display in Monash BDI 3MT final

Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) PhD students compete annually in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, hoping ultimately to represent Monash University at the Asia-Pacific Final.
22 June, 2021 Biomedicine Discovery Institute

Brain injury from concussion in young football players causes long-term damage, Monash study finds

Monash researchers have published the first study to report long-term physical damage to the brains of young adult Australian rules players, even six months after their most recent concussion, raising concerns about the long term neurological health
22 June, 2021 Neuroscience

Drug researchers discover potent class of molecules that kills malaria parasite

Malaria kills around 400,000 people every year, with the vast majority of deaths occurring in children aged under five from the world’s most vulnerable societies.
21 June, 2021 Research
Young boy having his eyes tested

Monash University program set to improve eye health in Mildura

A new program to train Mildura-based doctors and medical students in ophthalmology, taught by a Monash alumnus, may serve to improve the eye health of local children who are currently 2.5 times as likely to be admitted to hospital for eye diseases
21 June, 2021 Rural Health

Powerful magnetic resonance imaging provides markers to detect early MS damage

Powerful MRI imaging reveals association in patients with Multiple Sclerosis between gait impairment and nerve cell loss in the brain.
21 June, 2021 Clinical Sciences - The Alfred

Congratulations to our 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours Recipients

Congratulations to our Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences colleagues, alumni, friends and supporters who have been recognised with a Queen’s Birthday Honour this year.
18 June, 2021 Research
L-R Associate Professor Tony Velkov, Professor Philip Thompson, Professor Jian Li, Dr Kade Roberts, Professor Roger Nation

New antibiotic to combat deadly bacterial ‘superbugs’ enters clinical trials

In a critical step towards addressing an urgent unmet medical need due to infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria - also known as ‘superbugs’ - a new antibiotic (QPX9003) discovered by Monash University researchers has entered
18 June, 2021 Biomedicine Discovery Institute

Renowned scientists lead mRNA Victoria Advisory Group

Director of Monash BDI, Professor John Carroll, named to mRNA Victoria Advisory Group along with other leading experts
17 June, 2021 Biomedicine Discovery Institute

Breaking down contraception barriers to empower all women

One-third of Australian women experience an unintended pregnancy in their lifetime, with rates of unintended pregnancy higher among the socio-demographically disadvantaged, and those living in rural areas.
16 June, 2021 Public Health and Preventive Medicine