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Half of Australian teens projected to face anxiety or depression, but prevention can turn the tide

Australia; VIC; QLD Burnet Institute,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland ANZGP

13 February 2026

World-leading toolkit puts autistic lens on suicide prevention

Australia; VIC La Trobe University

13 February 2026

These 3 vaccines could save lives across the Pacific, but they would blow vaccine budgets by up to 775%

Australia; Pacific; VIC; WA The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The Kids Research Institute Australia,UNICEF Pacific Islands Office, Fiji, Ministry of Health, Tonga, Ministry of Health, Tuvalu, Ministry of Health, Samoa PLOS Medicine

12 February 2026

Young Australians want more than ‘Don’t Do It’: A new approach to sex education

Australia; VIC Burnet Institute

12 February 2026

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

12 February 2026

Scientific sleuthing solves vaccine side-effect

Australia; International; VIC; SA Flinders University,Adelaide University,The University of Melbourne,McMaster University, Ludwig Maximilians University, Greifswald University The New England Journal of Medicine

12 February 2026

Telehealth in cardiovascular care

Australia; NSW; VIC University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Monash University,Deakin University Heart Lung and Circulation

11 February 2026

DNA barcoding reveals the complexity of breast cancer liquid biopsies

Australia; VIC Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute,WEHI,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Molecular Systems Biology

11 February 2026

Earbuds can be used to monitor brain health

Australia; International; VIC The University of Melbourne,Nokia Bell Labs Cambridge, University College London, UK UBICOMP '25

11 February 2026

Exercise is a powerful tool against depression and anxiety

Australia; VIC; QLD; WA James Cook University,The Kids Research Institute Australia,Deakin University,The University of Western Australia,CQUniversity British Journal of Sports Medicine

10 February 2026

Rallying more T-cells to immunotherapy’s fight against cancer

Australia; VIC; WA Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,The University of Western Australia,The University of Melbourne,The Kids Research Institute Australia,Monash University Nature Immunology

10 February 2026

Silent witnesses: Dogs and cats wag a fur-ensic tale

Australia; VIC; SA Flinders University,La Trobe University Forensic Science International

10 February 2026

Spatial mapping lung tumours reveals unusual T‑cells linked to earlier relapse

Australia; VIC WEHI,The University of Melbourne Cell Reports Medicine

10 February 2026

LGBTIQA+ women use drugs more than straight counterparts

Australia; NSW; VIC Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney,The University of New South Wales,La Trobe University,National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),The University of Sydney,NSW Government Drug and Alcohol Review

9 February 2026

Celebrity alcohol ads slip into teens’ Insta feeds

Australia; International; VIC La Trobe University Pediatrics

9 February 2026

Scientists use sunlight and liquid metal to produce clean hydrogen from water

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD The University of Sydney,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),RMIT University Nature Communications

9 February 2026

Warning on hidden climate change disease threat

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD The University of New England,James Cook University,The University of Melbourne Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

6 February 2026

Pretreating batteries before recycling may not be all it's charged up to be

Australia; International; VIC Monash University Nature Sustainability

6 February 2026

Tiny ‘mini-me’ organs grown from children’s cells transforming cystic fibrosis care

Australia; NSW; VIC; ACT The University of New South Wales,The Australian National University,The University of Melbourne Thorax

5 February 2026

Youth among targets of gambling addiction intervention drive

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; NT; ACT Flinders University Journal of Behavioral Addictions

5 February 2026

A mint idea becomes a game changer for medical devices

Australia; VIC; SA Flinders University,RMIT University Small

5 February 2026

Expanding access to testing and treatment for hepatitis B

Australia; NSW; VIC Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,The University of Melbourne,Monash University,Burnet Institute Journal of Clinical Microbiology

4 February 2026

Bushfire smoke linked to increase in emergency visits for child mental health

Australia; VIC Monash University Nature Mental Health

4 February 2026

Sugar molecules point to a new weapon against drug-resistant bacteria

Australia; NSW; VIC The University of Sydney,WEHI,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Nature Chemical Biology

4 February 2026

It may be too early to provide advice on a healthy media diet

Australia; International; VIC La Trobe University,Trimbos-institute, Netherlands Royal Society Open Science

4 February 2026

Recycling old mattresses into building insulation using fungi

Australia; VIC Swinburne University of Technology Scientific Reports

4 February 2026

Medical test strip could allow accessible diagnosis

Australia; VIC; QLD La Trobe University,The University of Melbourne,Griffith University Small

4 February 2026

Clinical data gaps keeping life-saving antibiotics from children

Australia; VIC Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

4 February 2026

RNA molecule discovery could lead to potential new breast cancer therapy

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA QIMR Berghofer,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Queensland,Mater Research,WEHI,Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of New South Wales,Murdoch University Molecular Cancer

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4 February 2026

NEWS BRIEFING: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll - What do young Aussies know about their health?

Australia; VIC Burnet Institute

4 February 2026

Banning energy disconnections shouldn’t destabilise markets

Australia; VIC RMIT University,Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, University College Dublin, ISG International Business School Energy Research & Social Science

3 February 2026

Making weight-loss drugs just got better for the environment

Australia; VIC The University of Melbourne Nature Sustainability

3 February 2026

Tiny mutation, big impact on schizophrenia treatment

Australia; VIC; SA Flinders University,Monash University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),The University of Adelaide Genomic Psychiatry

3 February 2026

Warning of kidney cell damage from high exposure to nanoplastics

Australia; International; VIC; SA Flinders University,Monash University Cell Biology and Toxicology

3 February 2026

Australian trial of personalised vaccines to treat children with deadly brain cancers

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA The University of Queensland

2 February 2026

New treatment approach boosts survival in young leukaemia patients

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),The University of Sydney,NSW Government,The University of Western Australia,Adelaide University,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,Monash University,The University of New South Wales HemaSphere