Health

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### RMIT research opens door to better IVF experience

A wearable device to make fertility treatment easier is being developed by a Melbourne startup in partnership with RMIT, the University of Melbourne and Monash IVF.

### Smart bandage could heal and monitor wounds at the same time

Researchers have unlocked the possibility of creating smart wound dressings that enable real-time monitoring while also being able to deliver healing agents in one simple, scalable platform.

### ‘Sea creature’ minibot hoovers up oil spills

RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative filtering system inspired by sea urchins.

### Indigenous plant could have handy health benefits

New research suggests an Australian desert plant could help food manufacturers improve protein quality and reduce reliance on added salt in staple foods.

### European research lays the groundwork for future stem cell clinical trials

RMIT has contributed to an international consortium exploring how human mesenchymal stem cells could help to repair brain injury in children born preterm.

### RMIT launches Accelerator for Translational Research and Clinical Trials

Last month, the University launched the Accelerator for Translational Research and Clinical Trials (ATRACT), a research centre that empowers STEM researchers to translate excellence in fundamental research in cancer, immunology and infectious diseases into global impact.

### Building a digitally skilled health workforce for improved patient outcomes

Senior social worker Mohammed Salman and theatre nurse Aleena Varughese are among 365 Grampians Health staff who have recently built up their digital skills in health.

### Zapping stem cells could boost growth of new tissues and organs

Scientists in Melbourne have discovered how tiny electrical pulses can steer stem cells as they grow, opening the door to new improved ways of creating new tissues, organs, nerves and bones.