This one day symposium will bring together international and national experts to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the field of nutrition and genetics that determine the quality of growth and development from conception and throughout early life.

The Preventative Health Flagship is working to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians through research into prevention and early detection of common chronic diseases.

An international workshop being held this week at CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong, Victoria, will lead to improved diagnosis and surveillance of animal influenza in the Asia Pacific region.

CSIRO Food Futures National Research Flagship and Australian company Stadvis Pty Ltd have signed a worldwide license agreement to commercialise an automated instrument that accurately predicts glycemic index (GI) and resistant starch (RS) in food products.

This free two-day workshop/symposium will bring together international and national experts to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of Quantitative Imaging Cytometry.

Through the Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO invests significantly in using information and communication technologies to improve healthcare and clinical treatment for all Australians.

CSIRO is using information and communication technologies to build a sustainable health care system for Australia and meet the challenges of an aging population.

CSIRO fabricates and tests substances such as titanium powders, photocatalysts, biomedical materials and hard coatings.

CSIRO scientists are using textile support structures as templates for the growth of new tissues for use in maintaining, restoring or improving the function of damaged tissues and organs.

A video clip illustrating the process of growing fibroblast cells on to carbon nanotube yarns for possible applications in tissue engineering. (0:30)

A video showing an interview of the Kolling Institute's Kerrie MacDonald, as she speaks about how the Kolling Institute and CSIRO have discovered genes that differentiate between different types of brain tumours. (0:49)

CSIRO is developing textile arm and leg sleeves for preventing skin tears in the elderly and bed-ridden. Nearly 15 per cent of people in high-care nursing homes have a skin tear at any one time, according to research at the Victorian College of Pharmacy.

A research scientist at CSIRO's Materials Science & Engineering, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Dr Edwards is investigating medical applications of textiles, in particular, the use of textiles to support cell growth and tissue regeneration, healing damaged tissues, such as nerves.

This article from Farming Ahead contains three stories on the electric vehicle revolution, a detailed Digital Elevation Model of Australia’s topography, a Hendra virus breakthrough. (1 page)

The Preventative Health Flagship’s goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians through the prevention and early detection of chronic diseases. UPDATE is the newsletter containing current news from this initiative.

Your questions answered about Relenza™ and the flu.

CSIRO’s IP is a platform technology for the rapid expansion of cells whilst maintaining phenotype. The technology will be useful for a wide range of cellular therapies and tissue engineering applications. (2 pages)