/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2024/02/20/mouth-to-mouth-tactic-may-stop-dental-decay ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are exploring if a unique transplant which involves moving good bacteria from one person’s mouth to another – possibly through a special toothpaste - could be the answer to improving dental health. February 20 2024 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2024/02/20/mouth-to-mouth-tactic-may-stop-dental-decay /newsroom/news/list/2023/08/02/first-steps-towards-a-new-vaccine-for-childhood-ear-infections ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers have started work on developing a new vaccine that could help ward off painful ear infections in children. August 07 2023 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2023/08/02/first-steps-towards-a-new-vaccine-for-childhood-ear-infections /newsroom/news/list/2023/06/14/new-discovery-set-to-boost-disease-resistant-rice Rice that is resistant to some of the worst crop-destroying diseases but can still produce large yields could soon become a reality for farmers worldwide. June 20 2023 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2023/06/14/new-discovery-set-to-boost-disease-resistant-rice /newsroom/news/list/2023/04/17/new-shape-shifting-antibiotics-in-the-battle-against-superbugs Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to human health, but a new discovery could help in the war against superbugs, potentially saving millions of lives. April 18 2023 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2023/04/17/new-shape-shifting-antibiotics-in-the-battle-against-superbugs /newsroom/news/list/2022/09/12/health-leader-honoured-by-bacteria-naming Introducing Nicolia spurrieriana – named after South Australia’s Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier – which could potentially be used in the fermentation of wine, sourdough bread and pickled foods. September 13 2022 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2022/09/12/health-leader-honoured-by-bacteria-naming