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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
New tool exposes scale of fake research flooding cancer science
Australia; QLD
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
The BMJ
AI-assisted mammograms pick up more cancers and reduce later diagnoses
International
Radboud University, The Netherlands, Lund University, Sweden
The Lancet
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
Doctors breathe new life into patient who had no lungs for two days
International
Northwestern University, USA
Med
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
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
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
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
Experiencing trauma could put you at a higher risk of dementia and stroke
International
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China
JAMA Network Open
DeepMind's new AI tool could help supercharge genetic research
International
Google DeepMind, UK
Nature
Climate change could cause more than 500,000 malaria deaths in Africa by 2050
Australia; WA
The Kids Research Institute Australia,Curtin University
Nature
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
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
AI could warn of freezing when walking, a common symptom of Parkinson’s disease
International
University of Sharjah,Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Royal Society Open Science
Paracetamol and ibuprofen safe in first year of life
New Zealand
University of Auckland,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,Massey University,University of Otago,Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Ditching the second pillow could help manage eye pressure in glaucoma patients
International
Zhejiang University, China
British Journal of Opthalmology
Cracking the code of Long COVID
Australia; SA
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Flinders University
Every dollar invested in harm reduction could deliver $10 in benefits
Australia; ACT
Burnet Institute,The Australian National University
Addiction
Nitrate in drinking water linked to increased dementia risk while nitrate from vegetables is linked to a lower risk
International
Edith Cowan University
The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
New technique to identify the smallest of malfunctions in our genetic code
Australia; International; VIC; ACT
The Australian National University,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO),Ohio State University
Nucleic Acids Research
Health impacts linked to emissions from making plastics could more than double by 2040
International
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
The Lancet Planetary Health
Under the Trump Administration, US health data collection is faltering
International
Boston University School of Law, USA
Annals of Internal Medicine
Restoring confidence: proposed standards to identify and measure microplastics
Australia; International; QLD
The University of Queensland
Environment & Health
What does your grocery basket look like after you start taking Ozempic?
International
Copenhagen University, Denmark
JAMA Network Open
Teens from happy families have more friends as adults
International
Bassett Medical Center, USA
JAMA Pediatrics
Grandparenting is good for your brain
International
Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Psychology and Aging
People who drink more alcohol for longer at higher risk of bowel cancers
International
National Institutes of Health, USA
Cancer
Eat your fruits and veggies for good kidney health
International
CMAJ
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