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7Disadvantaged kids may be at higher risk for heart disease later in life
Children from socially and economically disadvantaged families and neighborhoods appear more likely to have thicker carotid artery walls, which in adults may...
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512Plants love microbes – and so do farmers
The Sunshine Coast’s plant diversity has helped University of Queensland researchers confirm that nurture has the upper hand – at least when...
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3The future for drug discovery
Dr Tan, an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, works with “lab on a chip” technology, developing miniscule and intricate ways for lab...
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5Scientists make critical insights into T-cell development
Mutations in the gene encoding the enzyme protein tyrosine phosphatase N2 (PTPN2) have been associated with the development of autoimmune disease including...
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31Study reveals costs of maternal health
Policy makers can consider health interventions in areas which drive costs which could result in a better health outcome for the patient...
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17Reoffending rates reduced under new model
A pilot study on a new model of probation and parole in Queensland has been found to reduce reoffending rates by 28%.
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13Research to boost biosecurity measures
Murdoch University is leading the charge to develop a powerful tool to manage key biosecurity threats to Western Australian (WA) grain produce.
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51Researchers discover new traits in rabbit virus
Studying the inner workings of one of Australia’s most important pest-control tools has helped Canberra researchers develop new understandings of how the...
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37Erratic responses, not speed, better predictor of death
Variability of responses in computerised tests is a strong marker of accelerated ageing and predicts mortality in older people, researchers at UNSW’s...
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29The long and the short of sports success
Take a minute to look at your hands and pay special attention to the difference in length between your index finger and...
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Drones used to assess health of Antarctic vegetation - GetSTEM
New method faster, more efficient and less damaging to the environment. A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of Tasmania has developed a new method for assessing the health of fragile Antarctic vegetation using drones, which they say could be used to impro...
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Adult #brains produce new #cells in previously #undiscovered area
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Adult #brains produce new #cells in previously #undiscovered area
https://t.co/nD9LtvSGMJ https://t.co/0GyiM4kJzE