Media preview 20-23 JUNE 2018 AT THE MELBOURNE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE Stem cells are saving lives today—through bone marrow and cord blood transplants We’ll hear about trials making new skin, restoring sight, treating diabetes, repairing the brain But we’ll also hear of the dangers of risky treatments, snake oil merchants, and new US regulations…
Stem cell scientists gather in the city of landmark discoveries The International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Annual Meeting brings the field’s scientists to a country and city with a rich stem cell research heritage. Bone marrow transplants to treat blood cancers and other blood disorders were the first stem cell treatments. In the…
Media release issued by ISSCR The ISSCR, the largest professional organization of stem cell researchers from around the world, opposes the U.S. House of Representatives proposal to ban federal funding for fetal tissue research. ISSCR President Hans Clevers released the following statement: “There is no scientific or ethical basis for the proposed restriction on fetal…
Media release issued by ISSCR The ISSCR is disappointed with the enactment of the ‘Right to Try’ law. Along with more than 100 patient and research groups opposing the bill, we believe it will put patients at risk and undermine the effective FDA Expanded Access Program already in place to give seriously ill patients access to…
Media release issued by ISSCR Progress in stem cell research and its translation to medicine is the focus of the International Society for Stem Cell Research annual meeting 20-23 June at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia. More than 3,000 stem cell scientists, bioethicists, clinicians, and industry professionals from over 50 countries will share…
Do you know any early-career researchers who have peer-reviewed results, a discovery, or an invention that has received little or no media attention? Please nominate them for Fresh Science, our national competition that helps early-career researchers find, and then share, their stories of discovery. Scientists get a day of media training and the chance to…
A $200+ million opportunity to transform health delivery: improving health outcomes; reducing waste in the health system; building businesses and jobs. Announced on Friday 13 April with: Senator Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation Professor Christine Bennett, Interim-Chair of the Digital Health CRC Dr Bronwyn Evans, Chair of MTP Connect Dr Zoran…
Government backs $200 million Digital Health R&D initiative A $200+ million opportunity to transform health delivery: improving health outcomes; reducing waste in the health system; building businesses and jobs. Launch with Senator Zed Seselja at 10 am, ‘Fountain Courtyard’, Sydney Hospital, Macquarie Street, Sydney. The new Digital Health CRC (Cooperative Research Centre) will invest over…
The challenges – what’s the need? First off the rank – our projects About the Digital Health CRC Quotes for media The challenges Australia’s health system has contributed to a transformation in the human condition. We’re living longer – a child born today will on average live to 83 and see in the 22nd Century….
‘Smart socks’ are helping physiotherapists better assess and treat patients during video consultations, by providing information on weight distribution and range of movement during exercises like steps, squats or jumps. The wearable technology, developed by PhD candidate Deepti Aggarwal at The University of Melbourne, was trialled with three patients and a physiotherapist at the Royal…