Medicine
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386Trillion data points to identify disease-causing genes
Researchers from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have accomplished a world-first by processing one trillion points of genomic data through VariantSpark, an...
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299Study finds intravenous iron doesn’t help anaemic patients during surgery
A global study led by researchers at The University of Western Australia has addressed the rising use of intravenous iron therapy in...
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524Researchers find combined cancer therapies most effective to treat mesothelioma
Cancer researchers from The University of Western Australia have found a combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments can yield positive results for...
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481Discovery promising for millions at risk from antibiotic resistance
There is new hope for approximately 700,000 people who die each year from antibiotic resistant infections, with University of Queensland researchers discovering...
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319Gene discovery may explain female melanoma survival advantage
Centenary Institute scientists have discovered that genes on the X chromosome may be key to the improved survival rates of females with...
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522Malaria discovery could expedite antiviral treatment for COVID-19
New research into malaria suggests targeting enzymes from the human host, rather than from the pathogen itself, could offer effective treatment for...
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528Diabetes drug could prevent kidney failure
An affordable diabetes drug could save generations of Australian families who live with polycystic kidney disease from kidney failure.
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403Another world-first for biomedical 3D printing interdisciplinary team
The world-first 3D printed chest reconstruction implant that has changed the life of a young medical student is the outcome of years...
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484Different approach needed to ‘buy time’ and tackle COVID-19
A prominent Australian pharmacologist has called for a new approach to treating COVID-19 as hopes fade of finding an effective vaccine or...
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354License agreement creates golden opportunity for cancer diagnosis technology
A novel rapid cancer diagnostic technology with the potential to quickly and easily detect cancer has been licensed for further development.
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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