Medicine
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135New defence against dengue and emerging mosquito-borne viruses
New treatments to cut the global death rate from dengue, Zika and West Nile viruses could result from research led by The...
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170New Australian standard helps COVID-19 hotspot detection
Identifying COVID-19 infections has become more reliable with the release of the National Measurement Institute (NMI)’s new reference standard for the SARS-CoV-2...
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358Alzheimer’s disease drug may help fight against antibiotic resistance
An experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment is proving effective at treating some of the most persistent, life-threatening antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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393Bound by infection: identifying how COVID-19 interacts with cells
Two international studies have shed light on why the virus that causes COVID-19 is so infectious compared to other SARS viruses.
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758Healthy bacteria thrive in the gut before birth
Australian researchers have discovered the gut microbiome – a complex ecosystem of microorganisms made up of bacteria, viruses, fungi and other life...
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386Supercharged ‘clones’ spark scarlet fever’s re-emergence
Scarlet fever is on the rise worldwide, after being almost eradicated by the 1940s.
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553Australian researchers lead fight against sepsis
Scientists are one step closer to winning the fight against sepsis, a disease that each year kills one in five or 11...
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1.8KInflammatory gene provides clue to obesity risk
A gene that helps to control inflammation increases the risk of obesity and could be turned off in mice to stop weight...
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433Asthma patients given risky levels of steroid tablets
More than one quarter of asthma patients have been prescribed potentially dangerous amounts of steroid tablets, with researchers warning this puts them...
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Junk food linked to sleep problems in teens - Get Education
Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences researcher Associate Professor Asad Khan said frequent consumption of soft drinks and fast food was strongly associated with sle...
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New defence against dengue and emerging mosquito-borne viruses - GetSTEM
New treatments to cut the global death rate from dengue, Zika and West Nile viruses could result from research led by The University of Queensland. Associate Professor Daniel Watterson from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences said the team identified an antibody that improved surviv...
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Study estimates 200-plus white sharks breed each year - GetSTEM
A study on the vulnerable white shark has shown that approximately 206 to 252 sharks breed on Australia’s east coast each year. The joint study involving The University of Queensland, NSW Department of Primary Industries and Stellenbosch University in South Africa has used genomics to estimate the...
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Australia’s Public Transport Disability Standards and CAVs http://getindustry.com.au/2020/12/14/australias-public-transport-disability-standards-and-cavs/
CSIRO Data61 wins iMOVE award - GetSTEM
Congratulations to CSIRO’s Data61 group, winner of the iMOVE-sponsored Excellence in Research & Development Award at the recent ITS Australia National Awards 2020. Data61 won for its work with Transport for NSW on its Transit Assignment Engine: The Agent-based Simulation Engine Enriched with Disea...
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Thursday, January 14th, 2021 at 2:16am
Supporting research endeavours to commence in 2021 https://t.co/oqY3rJ3xDg
Supporting research endeavours to commence in 2021 https://t.co/oqY3rJ3xDg
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 at 7:33pm
New defence against dengue and emerging mosquito-borne viruses https://t.co/AuuzRo6oF4
New defence against dengue and emerging mosquito-borne viruses https://t.co/AuuzRo6oF4
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 at 2:39am
Study estimates 200-plus white sharks breed each year https://t.co/okMUMVKw2j
Study estimates 200-plus white sharks breed each year https://t.co/okMUMVKw2j