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How congenital syphilis cases are still slipping through the cracks in the NT
Australia; NSW; NT
Charles Darwin University,Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney,Centre for Disease Control, Northern Territory Department of Health
Sexual Health
Babies face a higher death risk when their mother is experiencing intimate partner violence
Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT
Curtin University,Monash University,Charles Darwin University,Edith Cowan University,The University of Notre Dame Australia,Adelaide University
JAMA Network Open
Learning from Aboriginal leaders: new podcast episodes put Central Australian knowledge at the heart of culturally safe healthcare
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
AFAC Seasonal Bushfire Outlook Spring 2026: Australia’s national picture of fire potential
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AFAC)
Rangers and scientists map vulnerable reefs in the Groote Archipelago
Australia; NSW; NT
University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Anindilyakwa Land and Sea Rangers
PLOS One
Genomics used to find endangered fish populations most vulnerable to climate change
Australia; NT; ACT
Flinders University,Adelaide University,University of Canberra,CLLMM Research Centre, Goyder for Water Research, SA; Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory; field sampling and lab work; and traditional owners of the land this studyencompassed, particularly the Ngarrindjeri people of the Lower Murray, Lower Lakes and Coorong region.
Journal of Heredity
Meningococcal B vaccine linked to lower gonorrhoea risk
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD; SA; NT
Adelaide University,Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney,The University of New South Wales,The Kids Research Institute Australia,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Queensland,University of Auckland
Open Forum Infectious Disease
High cholesterol linked to 3.6 million deaths globally in 2023
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Sydney,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Edith Cowan University,Charles Sturt University,Federation University Australia,Deakin University,The University of Newcastle,The University of Queensland,The Australian National University,Australian Catholic University,University of New South Wales, University of Melbourne, Monash University, University of Western Australia, Griffith University, Adelaide University, Flinders University, Western Sydney University, Macquarie University, University of Technology Sydney, the George Institute for Global Health
JAMA
Financial incentives, flexibility and safe living needed to retain remote health care workers
Australia; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Monash University,The University of Melbourne
BMC Health Services Research
Culturally tailored maternity care lifts healthy birth rates for First Nations families
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
La Trobe University,Royal Women's Hospital,Charles Darwin University,The University of Melbourne,Griffith University,Deakin University,Mercy Hospital for Women, Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s at Sunshine Hospital
The Lancet eClinical Medicine
Citizen scientists help spot dolphins and whales off the NT coast
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
Pacific Conservation Biology
Climate change is silencing the Pilbara barking gecko
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
Monash University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Pacific Conservation Biology
Newly discovered tiny marsupial found in the NT joins the Planigale genus
Australia; VIC; QLD; WA; NT
Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Western Australian Museum,La Trobe University,Queensland Museum
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Unmasking melioidosis: collaborative research needed to understand the alarming global spread of the bacteria
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Insecticide-treated mozzie nets cut malaria cases by up to 68%
Australia; International; QLD; NT
James Cook University,Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University,Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM)
Infectious Diseases
New co-designed pregnancy app Dangudbila set to transform maternity care across the Top End
Australia; NT
Menzies School of Health Research
Food industries embrace AI sensors to improve efficiencies
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University,Charles Darwin University
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
Children of parents with severe mental illness face higher risk of cognitive difficulties
Australia; WA; NT
Murdoch University,Charles Darwin University,The University of Western Australia,Curtin University,The Kids Research Institute Australia
Psychological Medicine
Research calls for Indigenous agency in academic publishing
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT
Flinders University,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Murdoch University,James Cook University,Griffith University,The University of Melbourne,The University of Notre Dame Australia,The University of Western Australia,Charles Darwin University,Monash University,Australian National University
BioScience
Tasmanian Tiger lives on in Arnhem Land rock art
Australia; NT
Griffith University
Archaeology in Oceania
Poor diet linked to heart disease, but Australia has seen improvements in the last 30 years
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT
The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Flinders University,Murdoch University,The University of Melbourne,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,Monash University,Charles Sturt University,Deakin University,Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, Curtin University, James Cook University, Adelaide University, Federation University Australia, Torrens University Australia, Macquarie University, The University of Western Australia, La Trobe University, Murdoch University, the University of Wollongong, University of Queensland, Menzies School of Health Research NT, Griffith University, the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia (UniSA), Western Sydney University, Australian National University (ANU), The George Institute for Global Health.
Nature Medicine
Major malaria trial shows a more efficient way to treat the disease
Australia; International; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Melbourne
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Record rates of ear disease discovered in PNG children
Australia; Pacific; International; SA; WA; NT
The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia,Curtin University,Charles Darwin University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
Lancet Regional Health
Nanoplastics are hindering the cognitive abilities of fish
Australia; International; NT
Charles Darwin University
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Youth among targets of gambling addiction intervention drive
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; NT; ACT
Flinders University
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Residents in hot, humid regions more likely to have kidney failure
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; NT
The University of Queensland,The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales
BMC Medicine
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
Where rubber meets the road: Old tyres are key to building tougher roads
Australia; VIC; QLD; NT
Charles Darwin University,Victoria University,The University of Queensland
Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering
Moo-ving the boundaries: New research evaluates virtual fences for use on NT cattle stations
Australia; QLD; NT
Charles Darwin University
Where water is scarce, ponds aren't safe for female cane toads
Australia; NSW; NT
Macquarie University,Charles Darwin University
Royal Society Open Science
Tough little kangaroo sets the scene for success
Australia; SA; NT
Flinders University
Royal Society Open Science
Cotton trash to treasure: Project using waste to grow new mushroom industry
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
Global body adopts policy to protect Earth’s old, wise and large animals
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University
Revising greenhouse gas emissions for tropical inland waters
Australia; NT
Charles Darwin University,Southern Cross University
Nature Water
Little-known strep bacteria behind growing number of severe infections
Australia; NSW; VIC; NT
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Menzies School of Health Research,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Monash University,Royal Darwin Hospital, Blacktown Hospital, Westmead Hospital, Northern Territory Department of Health
The Lancet Microbe
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Three people dead after Optus network failure
Australia; QLD; SA; WA; NT
Australian Science Media Centre
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