
Superbug’s Achilles’ heel
A Macquarie University team has discovered that damaging a key protein can weaken Acinetobacter baumannii – an antibiotic-resistant bacterium able to survive for a year on dry hospital
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A Macquarie University team has discovered that damaging a key protein can weaken Acinetobacter baumannii – an antibiotic-resistant bacterium able to survive for a year on dry hospital

Melbourne-based muPharma has developed an ultrasound-based, non-invasive device to deliver drugs which would ordinarily require injection or other highly invasive delivery methods. The device’s

Melbourne-based muPharma has developed an ultrasound-based, non-invasive device to deliver drugs which would ordinarily require injection or other highly invasive delivery methods. The device’s

Alcon’s new global cataract survey has revealed less than half of Australians surveyed understand cataract surgery involves implanting a new permanent lens.

Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe, known for his lead roles in Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind, donned a pair of Blackfin ‘Copeland’ sunglasses to attend the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic in July.

Tel Aviv-based artist Ronit Furst’s distinctive colourful frames, modelled famously for many years by TV chef and The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith, are now available in New Zealand through

The co-author of New Zealand’s first optometry salary report has defended it against claims it has created unreasonably high expectations among employees since its release almost a year ago (see

Angela Mitchell, president of the Association of Dispensing Opticians of New Zealand (ADONZ), is among the five nominees for this year’s IOA Silmo International Optician of the Year. “I feel very

Following the Design Eyewear Group’s (DEG’s) purchase of quintessential British eyewear brand William Morris last year, the brand’s distribution has been taken over by Eyes Right Optical (ERO) in

The Varilux XR series, EssilorLuxottica’s first eye-responsive progressive lens powered by behavioural artificial intelligence (AI), is now available worldwide. Its researchers studied more than 6,500 consumers to understand presbyopes’ lifestyles and visual challenges, feeding these data into a beh

Australian researchers estimate inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are costing the country AU$781 million to AU$1.56 billion every year, while a report commissioned by Glaucoma Australia estimates

In partnership with Vision Australia, Blind Low Vision NZ (BLVNZ) has launched a dedicated equipment web shop to make shopping more accessible and convenient for people with vision impairment in New Zealand, it said.