"Love Your Lungs" Run to support the Australian Lung Foundation

"Love Your Lungs" Run to support the Australian Lung Foundation

"On a rainy Sunday morning a number of researchers, clinicians and staff from the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and the Institute for Breathing and Sleep


Fit for Work - an invitation

Fit for Work - an invitation

IBAS Fellow and Director, Dr Mark Howard will be sharing his expertise in fatigue related road safety at the 2014 Fit for Work forum, run by Metropolitan Express Transport Services. The forum will...


Interested in road safety?

Interested in road safety?

If you are interested in road safety, you might be interested to attend the 2014 Fit for Work forum, run by Metropolitan Express Transport Services.  IBAS Fellow and Director, Dr Mark Howard will be...


IBAS hosts Upper Airway Symposium

IBAS hosts Upper Airway Symposium

Each February, a select group of researchers gather to share their current research, recent findings and future project plans.  The focus is the upper airway - the part of the respiratory tract that...


World COPD Day

World COPD Day

Wednesday 20th November is World COPD Day.  The theme is early detection and treatment. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is an umbrella terms that covers conditions, including chronic asthma,...


CHEST-MND:PROCHEST-MND:PRO

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 DiseaseRESPIRATORY 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...

Recognising research meritRECOGNISING RESEARCH MERIT

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 ResearchHONORING 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.

AMRF Grant Awards for 2025AMRF GRANT AWARDS FOR 2025

Grants Success: The Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS) has received two research grants from the Austin Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) for 2025. Congratulations to Dr Charissa Zaga and Dr Catherine Hill from IBAS.

Recognition by MND AustraliaRECOGNITION BY MND AUSTRALIA

Congratulations to Professor David Berlowitz, Dr Marnie Graco, and Dr Nicole Sheers who were recognised by Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Australia at a Parliament House event sponsored by the Parliamentary Friends of MND in Canberra last week.

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