In this episode of the Hearts & Minds Podcast, we sit down with Professor Jane Butler to discuss her groundbreaking research into spinal cord injuries.

At this year's Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference, we heard from Prof Daniel MacArthur, the Director of the Centre for Population Genomics.

At this year's Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference, we heard from Prof Michelle Simmons, the CEO and Founder of Silicon Quantum Computing.

At this year's Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference, we heard from Prof Misty Jenkins. Misty is a NHMRC fellow and laboratory head of the Immunology Division at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.

In this NeuRA Talk, Professor Kaarin Anstey, Dr Nikki-Anne Wilson and Dr Bill Brooks are joined by Executive Director of Professional Services, Carole Renouf to answer the question: Is dementia truly preventable? 

In this episode, we speak to Associate Professor Gina Ravenscroft. Gina is an Associate Professor in Neurogenetics at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth.

When genomic scientist Daniel MacArthur had the opportunity to set up a new Centre for Population Genomics in Australia in 2019, he jumped at the chance to return home after 12 years living overseas.

“Brain cancer is rare, but for people who do get it the prognosis is not good,” Assistant Professor Jenkins tells The Australian.

In thie episode, we are joined by Dr. Marino Festa, or Rino for short. He is the Medical Director of NSW Kids ECMO Referral Service and a senior specialist in Paediatric Intensive Care at Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

DNA sequences may well hold the secrets to better health. Profound changes in the practice of medicine are underway, being driven by rapid developments in several fields, particularly in genomics.

In this episode, CEO Paul Rayson is joined by WEHI’s Associate Professor Matt Call to talk about his incredible research. Matt’s team teaches and trains the body's own immune cells to target and kill cancer cells. 

We’re excited to announce that we have made our first donation to a beneficiary in Western Australia, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. Read their media release here.

WEHI researchers have answered a 100-year-old question in diabetes research: can a molecule different to insulin have the same effect?

The Florey is the home of neuroscience and mental health research, advancing knowledge of the brain to improve health outcomes for us all. Learn more about their organisation here.

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute says that the Federal Government's decision to extend Medicare-funded Heart Health Checks will save lives.

The Innovation Centre at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute has been very useful for Dr Kirsten Coupland from the University of Newcastle to help her shed light on the inner workings of the brain. 

Professor Peter Macdonald from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute opens up about his career as a cardiologist and scientist, the groundbreaking 'Heart in a Box', and the potential of deadly spider venom.

Working closely with Indigenous communities, The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute is working to help tackle heart disease and diabetes in remote communities of Central Australia.

A “heart in a box”. It sounds like an ad for Valentine’s Day chocolates. But this box contains an actual human heart which is pumping outside its original body, enabling the gift of life from one person to another.

Professor Daniel MacArthur, Director of the Centre for Population Genomics has big goals to bring equity and diversity into genomic medicine in Australia, something surprisingly inadequate presently. 

WEHI has officially opened their interactive online exhibition, Art of Science, which features incredible biomedical images from WEHI researchers.

PMRI is developing digital pain education to support the emerging, current and future health workforce and improve the lives of patients with chronic pain.

An Australian method of preserving donated hearts has boosted the number of successful transplants across the world, with new research demonstrating similar survival rates to traditional transplants.

VCCRI's Jason Kovacic and Baker Institute’s Andre La Gerche delve into the inner workings of elite athletes’ hearts and what this means for the general population.

HM1 beneficiary Walter and Eliza Hall Institute recently released a video dedicated to the life-saving impact of long-term medical research discoveries.

Professor Jason Kovacic from Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute explains how deep space travel impacts the human body and heart health.

A research team at Cerebral Palsy Alliance is working to develop a world-first, early-intervention therapy approach for infants with cerebral palsy called ‘GAME’ (Goals, Activity, Motor Enrichment).

Australia’s first clinical trial to potentially identify pregnant women at risk of recurrent miscarriages or having a baby with birth defects is currently underway.

The Florey investigates how a previously underappreciated cell type potentially contributes to the progressive loss of motor neurons in Motor Neurone Disease (MND).