Australian first to save sight
A new system of storing eye tissue, to be launched on Tuesday 14 February at the Lions Corneal Donation Service (LCDS), will help save the sight of hundreds of Victorians a year by extending the time between donation and needing to perform the transplant. . .. Dr Graeme Pollock, Director of the Lions Corneal Donation Service, said no other corneal donation...Diabetes hits 275 Australians each day as pandemic spreads
A new national health study funded by the NH&MRC, industry and state governments released today by the International Diabetes Institute in Melbourne shows diabetes is hitting up to 275 new victims each day throughout Australia. . .. The statistics reveal that in Aus...West Australian fossil find rewrites land mammal evolution
A fossil fish discovered in the West Australian Kimberley has been identified as the missing clue in vertebrate evolution, rewriting a century-old theory on how the first land animals evolved. . .. The fossil skeleton shows the fish's skull had larg...Australian wins prestigious prize in biodiversity informatics
. The yearly award...