Research Australia is a member-based organisation that advocates in support of health and medical research. Its members include Medicines Australia and a range of research-based pharmaceutical companies. The organisation has released its submission to the Senate inquiry into the Bill. Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and…

Researchers from the University of Leicester in the UK and Loughborough University conducted the study to investigate simple solutions to reducing sitting time in the office. Funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the study found that giving height-adjustable workstations to office workers, alongside a brief education seminar, posters and providing feedback on…

A major liver cancer research program, led by Australia’s first Microbiome Research Centre, has received a $3 million grant from philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn. The program will study the links between gut health and liver cancer, optimising treatment options and examining the possible impact of the microbiome on the body’s immunotherapy response to cancer. Read…

Three quarters of New Zealanders believe more funding for health and medical research should be a government priority and that the government should invest more funding in health research, according to a survey just released. The poll of more than 500 Kiwis was conducted by Roy Morgan Research for a national health umbrella organisation, New…