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156Cancer prevalence among aircrew compared with the general public
Aircrew are exposed to elevated levels of cosmic radiation while flying at high altitudes. A recent study from the Harvard T.H. Chan...
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1131 in 5 assaults of males perpetrated by more than one stranger
A notable number of assaults of males are perpetrated by more than one unknown attacker, new data released by the Australian Institute...
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15019 years of London versus traffic congestion
Every two years since 1999, the City of London has conducted a survey on the number and types of vehicles using the...
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87Positive findings for people living and working with MS
Researchers at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research have published two research papers with far-reaching impacts for the working...
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134How dingoes sculpt the shape of sand dunes in the Australian desert
Removing predators from an ecosystem can have a domino effect that impacts the geography of the environment and even the pattern of...
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110Virus combo gets jump on feral rabbits
The combined release of two common biological control agents in Australia has given farmers and landowners an advantage in the fight against...
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88New study shows melatonin may help in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study in the Journal of Pineal Research has gone one step beyond the known positive effect of melatonin on memory...
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200Common chemical products making Australians sick, study finds
New research reveals almost one in five (18.9 per cent) Australians report chemical sensitivity, with more than one-third (6.5 per cent) medically...
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162Mental health burden for Indigenous Australians exceeds estimates
Mental health disorders are four to seven times more common among Indigenous adults than other Australians, University of Queensland researchers have found.
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127New gene discovery unlocks mysteries to our immunity
CSIRO has identified a new gene that plays a critical role in regulating the body’s immune response to infection and disease.
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Million-dollar boost for dermatology research - GetSTEM
Early detection of melanoma research has received a $1.195 million Partnership Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). The project, led by University of Queensland Diamantina Institute researcher Professor H. Peter Soyer, will use teledermatology to improve early detecti...
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Researchers warn of deadly parvovirus strain spreading - GetSTEM
Vets and dog owners are being warned that canine parvovirus – a contagious and often fatal disease – is spreading rapidly among Australian dogs. University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science postdoctoral research fellow Dr Nicholas Clark said canine parvovirus (CPV-2) was one of the most...
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Southernmost outbreak of coral-eating starfish detected - GetSTEM
A severe outbreak of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish is occurring in the Swain Reefs, the southernmost location in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park found to have the starfish during the current outbreak. Field officers detected the starfish on 37 reefs while undertaking in-water surveys in D...
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White noise tunes into learning potential - GetSTEM
Listening to white noise can increase your ability to learn new words, a study by The University of Queensland has revealed. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Dr Anthony Angwin said the study was the first to show the effect listening to white noise could have on word learning performa...
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