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Breast cancer screening based on your personal risk is as good as annual screening
Australia; NSW; VIC
University of California, USA, The University of Sydney, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The University of Melbourne
JAMA
From GLP-1s to AI: these are the top medical stories from JAMA in 2025
Australia; International
The University of New South Wales,George Institute for Global Health,Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA),JAMA
JAMA
'Buy now, pay later' loan customers are more likely to have mental health problems
International
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
JAMA Health Forum
Vegan and vegetarian kids can grow healthily, but might need some help from supplements
Australia; International
Deakin University,New York University, USA; University of Florence, Italy
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Parenthood vs longevity: lives of zoo animals reveal inner workings of ageing
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW
University of Otago,The University of New South Wales
Nature
66-million-year-old tooth suggests ocean predator could hunt in rivers
International
Uppsala University, Sweden
BMC Zoology
Hundreds of previously unknown glacial earthquakes in Antarctica uncovered
Australia; ACT
The Australian National University
ESS Open Archive
WHO confirms AGAIN that there is no link between vaccines and autism
International
World Health Organization (WHO)
New single dose antibiotic works to treat gonorrhoea
International
Global Antibiotic Research &Development Partnership, Switzerland
The Lancet
One of world’s largest reef restoration trials during Reef spawning
Australia; QLD
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Listening to Kamilaroi Women: Report findings highlight risk of losing art of cooking with native grasses
Australia; NSW; QLD
Griffith University
Pop songs have become more negative since the 70s, except during stressful times
International
University of Vienna, Austria
Scientific Reports
Is alcohol too cheap in NSW?
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS; NT
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),Menzies School of Health Research,National Drug Research Institute (NDRI),La Trobe University,University of Tasmania
Drug and Alcohol Review
How to build a genome: Scientists publish troubleshooting manual for synthetic life
Australia; NSW
Macquarie University
Nature Biotechnology
Orcas and dolphins could be colluding to hunt salmon
International
Dalhousie University, Canada
Scientific Reports
The rise and fall of the Therapeutic Products Act, reviewed
New Zealand
Victoria University of Wellington,Flinders University,The University of Adelaide,The University of Melbourne
New Zealand Medical Journal
Delays in lowering bowel cancer screening age for Māori are costing lives, cancer leaders say
New Zealand
AUT University,University of Auckland,University of Otago,Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa
New Zealand Medical Journal
First Nations children are having fewer long-term ear problems
Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Aotearoa didn't meet its Smokefree 2025 goal - how can we get tobacco control back on track?
New Zealand
University of Otago,Flinders University
New Zealand Medical Journal
Gut health of Indigenous infants offers potential blueprint to help close the gap
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA
WEHI,The University of Melbourne,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Adelaide,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia,The University of Queensland,Monash University,Deakin University
Nature Medicine
Tea linked to stronger bones in older women, while coffee may pose risks
Australia; SA
Flinders University
Nutrients
Slowly coming off antidepressants with support could reduce depression relapse
International
University of Verona, Italy
The Lancet Psychiatry
Seeing other countries making an effort on climate policy makes people more supportive at home
International
The Hong Kong Univeristy of Science and Technology, China
PLOS Climate
Dog owners have a stronger sense of community
International
Rikkyo University, Japan
PLOS One
Humans were making and using fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought
International
British Museum, UK
Nature
Shared genetic patterns found across common psychiatric conditions
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA
University of Otago,The University of Sydney,QIMR Berghofer,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Monash University,The University of Melbourne,Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA),The University of New South Wales,Curtin University,The University of Queensland,University of Western Australia, University of Wollongong, Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute
Nature
Smaller fruits, skinnier kererū in North Island forests
New Zealand
Bioeconomy Science Institute,Umeå University, Sweden; Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust; Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whare;
New Zealand Journal of Ecology
Mānuka honey production may cost NZ ecosystems, study suggests
New Zealand
Bioeconomy Science Institute
New Zealand Journal of Ecology
1 in 8 NZ teens have had unwanted sexual experiences
New Zealand
University of Auckland
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Why Australia should act on new global environment findings
Australia; QLD
University of the Sunshine Coast
UN GEO-7
How do anxiety and insomnia weaken our immune system?
International
Taibah University, Saudi Arabia
Frontiers in Immunology
Harnessing AI to solve major roadblock in solid-state battery technology
Australia; WA
Edith Cowan University
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Exposure to commonly-used BPA replacements could be linked with early childhood behaviour
Australia; International; VIC
Inserm, CNRS, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), France
The Lancet Planetary Health
Cracks in the earth - major gully erosion poses humanitarian crisis threats
Australia; QLD
Griffith University
US fossil reveals ancient microbial attack
Australia; International; NSW; SA
Flinders University,The University of New England
Biology Letters
Climate extremes triggered rare coral disease and mass mortality on the Great Barrier Reef
Australia; NSW
The University of Sydney,James Cook University
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
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