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Opening the ‘window to the brain’ with powerful cancer tech
Australia; NSW; QLD
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN),The University of Queensland,The University of Newcastle,QIMR Berghofer,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research
Science Advances
First successful lab colony of polyphagous shot hole borer in WA
Australia; WA
Murdoch University
New tool exposes scale of fake research flooding cancer science
Australia; QLD
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
The BMJ
On the nose: Beauty, bias and the face of social media
Australia; WA
Edith Cowan University
Body & Society
Shining a light on sustainable new polymers – that can be reused
Australia; VIC; SA; TAS
Flinders University,University of Tasmania,Deakin University
Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)
AI-assisted mammograms pick up more cancers and reduce later diagnoses
International
Radboud University, The Netherlands, Lund University, Sweden
The Lancet
Which climate policies have been most effective around the world?
Australia; International
University of Barcelona, Spain, University of Oslo, Norway
Climate Policy
Solving the mystery of why termite kings and queens are monogamous
Australia; NSW
The University of Sydney
Science
Mapping the toxins in seafood that can cause food poisoning
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSW
Cawthron Institute,NSW Government,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Institut Louis Malardé, French Polynesia, Kōrero O Te `Ōrau, Cook Islands, Mauke, Cook Islands
PLOS One
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Genes may explain about 50% of the human life span
Australia; International; VIC; SA
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
Science
Taking daily aspirin does not reduce long-term cancer risk for older adults
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS
Monash University,WEHI,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania,Adelaide University
JAMA Oncology
Doctors breathe new life into patient who had no lungs for two days
International
Northwestern University, USA
Med
The surprising resilience of Svalbard polar bears
International
Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway
Scientific Reports
Ethnicity information ‘inadequate’ in NZ clinical trials, researchers say
New Zealand
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
New Zealand Medical Journal
Ethnicity is an independent predictor of health needs in NZ
New Zealand
University of Otago
New Zealand Medical Journal
Drone technology set to reshape disaster response, healthcare, environmental management, farming, and cybersecurity
International
University of Sharjah
International Journal of Cognitive Computing in Engineering
Teaching kids critical thinking may help everyone
Australia; International; SA
Flinders University
Microbial Biotechnology
Mapping the climate-related evolution of modern kangaroos and wallabies
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA
Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Adelaide University,Macquarie University,Flinders University
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Nutritious and varied school-provided lunches top of the menu for Australian parents
Australia; VIC; SA
Flinders University
Appetite
A surgeon in another city could safely perform some robot-assisted surgeries remotely
International
Chinese PLA General Hospital, China
The BMJ
Influenza and whooping cough vaccines safe in twin pregnancies
Australia; QLD; SA
The University of Queensland,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Charles Darwin University
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
12,000-year old skeleton DNA reveals ancient case of severe dwarfism and the loving care her family provided
International
University of Coimbra, Portugal; University of Vienna, Vienna; Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen, Netherlands; Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; Centre HospitalierUniversitaire de Liège, Belgium.
New England Journal of Medicine
Quantum batteries could supercharge the future of quantum computing
Australia; VIC; QLD
CSIRO,The University of Queensland,Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Physical Review X (PRX)
Microplastics found in one in three fish around remote Pacific Islands
Pacific
The University of the South Pacific,Pacific Islands Climate Action Network, Fiji Ministry of Fisheries and Forestry, Vanuatu Fisheries Department, Tonga Ministry of Fisheries, Tuvalu Fisheries Department
PLOS One
Experiencing trauma could put you at a higher risk of dementia and stroke
International
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China
JAMA Network Open
Climate change could cause more than 500,000 malaria deaths in Africa by 2050
Australia; WA
The Kids Research Institute Australia,Curtin University
Nature
AIs fail 'Humanity’s Last Exam' on the cutting edge of human knowledge
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; WA; ACT
The University of Western Australia,Swinburne University of Technology,The University of Sydney,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The Australian National University,Monash University,La Trobe University,RMIT University,Murdoch University,The University of Melbourne,Center for AI Safety, USA
Nature
Genetics could help identify people at higher risk of hard to treat depression
Australia; NSW; QLD
QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Sydney,University of Oxford, UK
JAMA Psychiatry
DeepMind's new AI tool could help supercharge genetic research
International
Google DeepMind, UK
Nature
What do Victorian koalas need to survive?
Australia; VIC
Deakin University
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
Childhood trauma linked to high risk of self-harm in teens
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD
The University of New South Wales,Griffith University,Monash University
Journal of Adolescent Health
New focal prostate cancer treatment shows promise in first trial
Australia; NSW; QLD; WA
The University of Sydney,The University of Western Australia,The University of Queensland,Nepean Hospital, NSW
BJU International
Local governments key to improving fresh food access in regional and remote WA
Australia; WA
Edith Cowan University,Curtin University
Journal for Nutrition Education and Behaviour
Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID
Australia; QLD
Griffith University
The Journal of Translational Medicine
A tiny fish is helping clinicians avoid unnecessary multi-million-dollar treatment for babies suspected of having spinal muscular atrophy
Australia; NSW; QLD
Griffith University,The University of New South Wales
EMBO Molecular Medicine
Moths to the (artificial) flame: LEDs suppress moth activity
International
University of Exeter, UK
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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