Medical research investments translate into everyday lives

October 8, 2026 — 5:00am

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The National Health and Medical Research Council is celebrating its ninth decade, and with an ageing population, rising chronic disease and evolving community needs, the role of research has never been more important.

Two pieces of ground-breaking research aimed largely at both ends of the human life span prove Australia’s research community produces world-leading work that strengthens the connection between research and practice while ensuring public investment translates into improving lives.

In a world-first, an Australian-led trial has found early evidence that an experimental drug called SNT-4728 could slow or even stop the development of Parkinson’s disease. Health reporter Rachel Rasker writes that Macquarie........

© The Sydney Morning Herald