Health/Medicine/Wellbeing
Cochlear Chair announced at Macquarie University
Macquarie University and Cochlear have today announced the establishment of the co-funded Cochlear Chair in Hearing and Healthy Ageing at Macquarie University, a role that will strengthen and formalise the strategic collaboration between the organisations. Cochlear is the global leader in implantable hearing solutions and focuses on technology innovations to treat a range of moderate to pro...
Two Macquarie professors recognised at NSW Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research
Macquarie University has scored a double win at last week’s NSW Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research. Professor Richard Kefford took home the Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year Award for his sustained contributions to the field of cancer research in NSW including publications and mentorship of other cancer researchers. Professor Helen Rizos was also recognised, winnin...
Dr Jane Goodall DBE shares inspiring message at Macquarie University
As she greeted the sold-out crowd of more than 400 guests at her lecture at Macquarie University, Dr Jane Goodall DBE spoke in a language very familiar to her – that of the chimpanzee. Luckily for the audience, she also provided the translation of the traditional greeting shared among the animals with whom she is so familiar. “This is me. This is Jane.” The world-renowned conse...
Blood test discovered for MS
An international study, led by Macquarie University researchers Dr Edwin Lim and Professor Gilles Guillemin, has discovered the first blood biomarker – a chemical identifier in the blood – for multiple sclerosis (MS), a debilitating disorder of the central nervous system that affects more than 23,000 Australians and 2.3 million people worldwide. The findings, which took 12 years to di...
Unravelling kidney disease and its complications
Macquarie researchers are a step closer to determining the link that can cause patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) to die of heart failure. PKD is a genetic disease that primarily affects the kidneys by causing fluid-filled cysts to develop in the kidneys, leading to chronic renal failure. However, cardiovascular disease is a common complication of PKD and researchers have long pu...
Founding rugby club members’ green power reunion lunch
Calling the old and the bold – founding members of Macquarie’s rugby club will be having a 50 year reunion on Friday 16 June. Pioneer student James Lloyd (BA 1972) and other members of the club who played between 1967 and 1978 are hosting the event. “We had a great 50-year reunion last year, but when we thought about it, we realised that 2016 was only 49 years since students began ...