All posts tagged "Victoria"
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1.6KTechnologyDrones flying high to protect our environment
Drones have taken to the sky across Victoria to test their capability for tasks like koala tracking, monitoring of planned burns and...
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1.7KMedicineDoors open at Healesville ambulance station
Paramedics in Healesville now have the facilities they need to quickly respond to local medical emergencies with the opening of a state-of-the-art...
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1.7KMedicineFerntree Gully ambulance station works full steam ahead
Paramedics in Ferntree Gully will soon have the facilities they need to quickly respond to local medical emergencies with construction underway on...
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1.7KMathematicsVictorian students to work with NASA
The Victorian Government has partnered with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on a new program to teach Victorian secondary school...
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1.6KNews and ViewsNational skills week launched in Melbourne
Victorian Minister for Training and Skills Steve Herbert has joined apprentices and trainees for the launch of National Skills Week.
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1.5KEngineeringConstruction surges as Victoria bucks national trend
Victoria is officially Australia’s construction engine room with a $939 million (9.8 per cent) spike in activity in the year to June...
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1.4KResearchInjury prevention research for racehorses
Minister for Racing Martin Pakula announced support for a $5.25 million research project aimed at the early detection and prevention of bone...
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1.6KMedicineMedicinal cannabis one step closer for Victorian patients
Victorian patients are one step closer to accessing medicinal cannabis with the Victorian Government’s horticultural trial entering its second phase and a...
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1.4KTechnologyHeadquarters takes Victoria’s digital games sector to new level
Melbourne’s credentials as Australia’s digital games heartland reached a new level today with the launch of Australia’s largest games development headquarters, Electronic...
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2.0KResearchDiabetics should put paleo on pause
People with type 2 diabetes should be wary of social media hype about the benefits of going on the paleo diet.
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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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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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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
Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:38am
Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu https://t.co/oCJA8RjB3G
Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu https://t.co/oCJA8RjB3G