‘Gore’ at the Joan, Penrith, Sydney

From the 2nd July until 30th July 2018, Gore will be located in the foyer of the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre  in Penrith, Sydney. Curated by Dr Anika Mostaert and Christine Ghali, Gore is the last of four exhibitions as part of the Art/Science series called Curious. Detail of Blood on Silk ; Bleeding Out [...]

Should you consider the age and gender breakdown of the previously successful applicants when considering if you should submit an application for an arts residency?

Recently I got a rejection letter back  from a Sydney based organisation in response to an application I had submitted for a fantastic looking arts residency. As previously I have had a very high success rate with applications for residencies, I started thinking that maybe I should have undertaken a bit more research on who [...]

Infusions of plasma from young producers shown to be of benefit in a small trial of patients with mild to moderate Alzheimers.

http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/11/clinical-trial-finds-blood-plasma-infusions-for-alzheimers-safe.html Published online by Stanford Medicine News Centre, this article reports on a small early stage clinical trial at Stanford University. The trial was conducted to evaluate the safety of giving patients with mild to moderate Alzheimers, infusions of blood plasma from young producers. Unexpectedly in the trial benefits in tests of functional performance by [...]