Novel tool to treat heart disease named finalist in WA Innovator of the Year 2021 Awards
A new tool that provides cardiologists with rapid information to treat patients with heart disease and save lives lost from heart attacks is a finalist in the WA Innovator of the Year 2021 Awards.
Dr Lachlan Kelsey. Image Credit: University of Western Australia
Apricot, an advanced coronary artery assessment tool, developed by a team of researchers from The University of Western Australia and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research has been named a finalist in both the Rio Tinto Emerging and Wesfarmers Wellbeing Award categories.
New micro-credentials aim to improve breastfeeding experience for mums and their babies
The University of Western Australia is introducing two new online short courses in Lactology incorporating the latest in breastfeeding research, with the ultimate aim of improving the feeding experience for mums and their babies.
The UWA Schools of Allied Health, Molecular Sciences and Biomedical Sciences have developed the new micro-credentials, ‘Breastfeeding, a foundation for human health’, which will begin in September.
Senior Research Fellow with the Pharmacy Division of UWA’s School of Allied Health Melinda Boss will lead the short professional qualifications which are designed to suit anyone with an interest in how breastfeeding works.
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Orthocell’s breakthrough tissue engineering study with CelGro® to create functional lymphatic tissue published in PNAS
The findings represent a substantial advance in the ex vivo fabrication of implantable lymphatic grafts and their use in novel surgical treatments for patients suffering from lymphedema. The research opens up potential for novel treatments addressing significant unmet medical needs in women’s health.
Orthocell Ltd (ASX:OCC)’s breakthrough tissue engineering study, combining CelGro® with lymphatic and blood vessel cells to create functional lymphatic tissue, has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).
The vigil, coinciding with Homelessness Week, also honoured the recent death of 38-year-old Noongar woman.
Mother-of-six Alana Garlett died in June after she was found unwell in front of a church in Perth’s CBD.
Speaking to NITV News at the vigil, her sister Michelle said Ms Garlett had been sleeping rough for a number of years before her death.
“She was kicked out on the streets 8-9 years ago and from then onwards, she just knew the streets so well. All of a sudden she ends up passing on the streets through the cold and the homelessness,” said Michelle.
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