Medicine
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922Molecular Velcro helps illuminate DNA repair
Using a piece of molecular “Velcro” to attach a light-emitting probe to a protein molecule, University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers have unlocked...
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811Study increases check-ups for smokers at risk of lung cancer by 40 per cent
Researchers at the University of Melbourne, University of Western Australia and their collaborators have found that by helping patients at high risk...
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888Superbug Golden Staph on the rise in Vic and WA communities
The incidence of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (CA-SABs) is on the rise in Victoria and Western Australia, according to authors of...
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953Support for research to develop kidneys from stem cells
The Federal Government is providing nearly $1 million in funding to a medical research project that will use human stem cells to...
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877Motor neurone disease breakthrough: Patient trial shows impressive clinical results
A new drug delays motor neurone disease progression and improves cognitive and clinical symptoms according to recently released trial results.
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824What is to blame for childhood cancer? We often misunderstand the reality
A new study by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on an understudied area – community beliefs about what causes cancer in children.
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793Let’s map our DNA and save billions each year in health costs
A UniSA scientist has called for Australia to embrace pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing to deliver medication more effectively and slash around $2.4 billion...
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787Women who start periods early are at greater risk of cardiovascular problems
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have conducted a study that has found young women who start having periods early and...
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838Australia leads trials targeting iron deficiency in mothers and babies
Institute researchers have launched one of the largest international efforts to prevent and treat maternal anaemia in developing countries. The study will...
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653New research to help solve tick illness mystery
The mystery surrounding the illness associated with tick bites in Australia could soon end thanks to a ground-breaking new study led by...
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MRIWA PhD scholarships for 2021 attracts all women researchers - Get Education
Three PhD scholarships funded by the State Government, through the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA), have been awarded to talented professionals working to deliver innovative research relevant to the State’s mining industry. Elizabeth Wall has been awarded the Odwyn Jones P...
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Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu - GetSTEM
A QIMR Berghofer-led randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flus and other acute respiratory infections. The trial, which is the largest of its kind to study the relationship between vitamin D and respiratory infection to...
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Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years - GetSTEM
Earth’s ability to absorb carbon emissions through plants could be halved within the next two decades at the current rate of warming, according to a new study from the University of Waikato and Northern Arizona University, USA. Published in Science Advances, the research suggests mitigating agains...
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That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain - GetSTEM
New research from The University of Queensland (UQ) illustrates, to a certain extent, why we can take someone at ‘face value’ and why we develop ‘gut feelings’ about a person within a split-second. Past research has shown that the amygdala — a small almond-shaped structure in the brain —...
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Diamonds are a cell’s best friend - GetSTEM
Scientists have used tiny diamonds, or nanodiamonds, to measure heat transfer inside living cells, potentially leading to new diagnostic tools and therapies for cancer. Associate Professor Taras Plakhotnik, from The University of Queensland’s School of Mathematics and Physics, in collaboration wit...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 at 4:22am
MRIWA PhD scholarships for 2021 attracts all women researchers https://t.co/eqhhQEjD8b
MRIWA PhD scholarships for 2021 attracts all women researchers https://t.co/eqhhQEjD8b
Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:51am
That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain https://t.co/IMHqrWjHNw
That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain https://t.co/IMHqrWjHNw
Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:38am
Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years https://t.co/LSoK2pvh9f
Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years https://t.co/LSoK2pvh9f