Dr Melinda Jackson, IBAS Fellow, was quoted in a front-page story in The Sunday Age (10th November) about the effect of drowsiness on driving. The story arose from a recent court case about a fatal...
Daylight Savings starts at 2am on Sunday, October 6th - in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia and the ACT. For some, this change brings a welcome opportuntiy to enjoy longer, lighter evenings....
IBAS would like to congratulate Dr Jeanette Tamplin who has been awarded a University of Melbourne Chancellor’s Prize for excellence in her PhD thesis. This is a prestigious award made to only six...
Congratulations to the following who have received awards for presentations and publications. This is in addition to awards won by Christian Osadnik, which was the subject of a separate post in April......
IBAS would like to congratulate Christian Osadnik who has received a number of awards at the recent Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) conference. Christian has been awarded a highly...
Motor neurone disease (MND) causes the body's muscles to weaken. Breathing muscle weakness means that most people affected by MND will eventually lose the ability to take a deep breath and cough strongly....
RESPIRATORY BIOMARKERS IN MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE
The inability to breathe is unfortunately the most common cause of death in people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Last year, our clinical research group in Melbourne reported that breathing...
Sleep apnea is a condition where breathing is abnormal during sleep. There are two main forms of sleep apnea: obstructive and central. For obstructive sleep apnea, breathing is reduced because the airway...
PERTH HIGHLIGHTS: TSANZSRS 2026
A huge congratulations to all our team members who participated in the excellent workshops and meetings at the TSANZSRS Annual Scientific Meeting in Perth in March 2026!
BETTER SLEEP, BETTER LIFE TIPS
For World Sleep Day, Dr. Amy Jordan joined the "Get Cereal" panelists Sam and Matilda to share top tips for better sleep, discussing the vital importance of sleep health and hygiene in a podcast interview.
Kudos to Dr. Lauren Booker & Dr. Jen Cori on their JOEM publication examining fatigue detection alarms in rural truck drivers. Their study explores the alarms' effectiveness, accuracy, and habituation, offering key insights into fatigue management.
HONORING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
Congratulations to Prof. Anne Holland and A/Prof. Narelle Cox for being featured in the NHMRC's 10 of the Best - 16th Edition. Their work exemplifies groundbreaking research delivering extraordinary outcomes.
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