La Trobe University

The research, recently published in Nature Communications, found that when the molecule WD34 binds with a protein produced by malaria parasites, it inhibits their ability to infect cells at different stages of the disease. Led by…

Researchers from La Trobe University studied 58 pain-free male AFL draftees, finding that that nearly half showed hip joint changes on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and 20 per cent had a particular hip bone shape called cam morphology.…

La Trobe University fertility specialists hope the birth of more than 200 endangered Tasmanian Devil joeys at Zoos Victoria’s Healesville Sanctuary is a sign of more to come. La Trobe and Zoos Victoria are collaborating on…

New research from La Trobe has identified ways to create more consistent seed growth across a season, ensuring bigger harvest yields for crop growers. A paper published in Nature Plants, shows how La Trobe University…

Artificial intelligence promises to unlock new cures for cancer and other diseases by revolutionising the speed, cost and availability of personally designed drugs and enabling these to be tested on “digital twins" before being given to…

La Trobe University has welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement last night in Delhi, India, of a $5 million Yes to International students fund which will offer targeted seed funding to Victorian universities and TAFEs to…

The Bio Innovation Corridor between India and Victoria will open access and provide landing pad opportunities to entrepreneurs, startups and researchers from both countries. The LOI will enable La Trobe and BIRAC to scale up and foster…

Eleven La Trobe Bendigo paramedicine students recently travelled to London for ambulance placements. Students had the chance to gain new skills and experience working in an atmosphere that was very different to home.…

La Trobe University and the Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC) based in the Indian state of Karnataka will establish a Bio Innovation Corridor paving the way for the sharing of skills, infrastructure and capabilities, under a…

La Trobe University and Phillipps-University of Marburg (Germany) scientists have discovered how a peptide called Apelin regulates blood vessel growth, opening new avenues of research for cancer treatment, organ regeneration, and tissue…