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Scientists have successfully created a new flexible polymer patch that attaches to live heart tissue and improves the conduction of electrical impulses across a damaged heart ­­­without the need for stiches.

A research grant worth almost $3 million has been awarded to a consortium including The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development at Western Sydney University to develop a non-obtrusive and personalised treatment option for people who suffer from sleep apnoea.

A new software application that generates musical loops has been developed by researchers at the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development.

After almost two decades of national research success, the MARCS BabyLab has opened its first ever international research partner laboratory.

New research has discovered that early language learning in children adopted internationally can be subconsciously retained, even when they can no longer remember the learning experience.

Mathematics has been used to tune musical scales, to design musical instruments, to understand musical form and to generate novel music. But what can mathematics say about one of the most common features of contemporary music – rhythmic loops?

The Research Forum on Ageing aims to bring researchers together in an accessible forum to learn about research in ageing.

Music Cognition and Action researcher, Dr Jennifer MacRitchie writes for 'The Conversation' on why it is important for older adults to play musical instruments.

Music Cognition and Action researcher, Dr Bronson Harry explores evidence that shows how our modular brain identifies people we know.

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