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Homophobia takes its toll on the well-being of LGBTQ+ people

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International UNAIDS Nature Human Behaviour
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AIs are no match for human creativity, even when they try to be like Shakespeare or Oprah

International University of Hong Kong, China, Northwestern University, USA Nature Human Behaviour
8 hours ago

Helping the immune system to target cancer cells

International University of Sharjah Cell Death & Disease
16 hours ago

Strong cannabis may help chronic pain in the short term, but side effects are common

International Oregon Health & Science University, USA, UCLA, USA Annals of Internal Medicine
20 hours ago

Feel like you're constantly making bad decisions? This could be why

International University of Bologna, Italy JNeurosci
22 hours ago

RSV immunisation programs are helping to keep babies and young kids out of hospital

International York University, Canada, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, French NationalAgency for Medicines and HealthProducts Safety JAMA/JAMA Pediatrics
22 hours ago

Around half of trans youths have self harmed or considered suicide, and around a quarter have attempted it

International University of Calgary, Canada JAMA Pediatrics
22 hours ago

Travellers with the runs might find that the antibiotics won't work

Australia; International; VIC Monash University,The University of Melbourne,CIWEC Hospital and Travel Medicine Center, Nepal JAMA Network Open
22 December 2025

‘Carrots’ can’t save the climate – we need a big ‘stick’

International Pennsylvania State University, USA Nature Climate Change
22 December 2025

Filtration tech targets nanoplastics

Australia; SA Flinders University Analytica Chimica Acta
22 December 2025

New clues to preventing stillbirth

Australia; International; SA Flinders University,The University of Adelaide,University of South Australia,University of Utah Health American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
22 December 2025

Compulsive behaviours may stem from too much (misguided) self-control 

Australia; NSW University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The University of Sydney,The University of Newcastle,The University of New South Wales Neuropsychopharmacology
20 December 2025

One in six kids found to have Strep A throughout Kimberley region

Australia; VIC; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia,Charles Darwin University,The University of Notre Dame Australia,The University of Melbourne,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,University of Auckland PLOS Global Public Health
20 December 2025

AI chatbot health advice is vulnerable to deliberately malicious prompts

International University of Ulsan, South Korea JAMA Network Open
20 December 2025

A molecular ‘safety switch’ is shielding cancers from immune attack

Australia; VIC La Trobe University,Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute,WEHI,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Cell Reports
20 December 2025

Asked to generate diverse pictures, describe them, then reproduce them, AIs veer towards the generic

International Dalarna University, Sweden Patterns
19 December 2025

Striking new images showcase state-of-the-art micro-CT scanner

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland
Expert Reaction
19 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Queensland Government continues its pause on puberty blockers

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD Australian Science Media Centre
19 December 2025

When solar radiation grounds our planes

Australia; NSW Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
19 December 2025

Australian team discovers why quantum computers have memory problems over time

Australia; NSW Macquarie University Quantum
19 December 2025

Global seafood trade is spreading PFAS around the world, with Aussie fish among the most contaminated

International Southern University of Science and Technology, China, Beihang University, China, Southeast University, China, Fuzhou University, China, Eastern Institute of Technology, China Science
19 December 2025

An office with natural light could help keep blood sugar under control

International Maastricht University Medical Center, Netherlands Cell Metabolism
19 December 2025

HPV jab may help prevent precancerous growths on female genitalia

International Karolinska Institutet, Sweden JAMA Oncology
19 December 2025

Screening teens for drug and alcohol addiction risk could help them avoid it

International University of Montreal, Canada JAMA Network Open
19 December 2025

Why swearing makes you f*cking stronger

International Keele University, UK American Psychologist
19 December 2025

A delicate Antarctic balance crucial to global climate

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Geophysical Research Letters
Briefing
19 December 2025

NEWS BRIEFING: Dengue outbreak warning tool tackles growing threat to Australia

Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD Southern Cross University,The University of Queensland,Yale School of Public Health Nature Communications
18 December 2025

Our current food system is bad for us and the planet

Australia; International; NSW Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of New South Wales,University of Oxford, UK Frontiers in Science
18 December 2025

Clues to Alzheimer’s disease may be hiding in our ‘junk’ DNA

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales Nature Neuroscience
18 December 2025

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
18 December 2025

New test could help enhance decision-making in treatment of chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetics

Australia; WA Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd,Monash University Internal Medicine Journal
18 December 2025

Offshore windfarms enhance function of coastal waters and diversity of aquatic life

Australia; International Murdoch University,Dalian Ocean University Global ecology and conservation
18 December 2025

Wearable tech can create more stress for frontline retail staff

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
18 December 2025

Whether it's vapes, ciggies, pouches or shishas, any form of nicotine is bad for your heart

International Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany European Heart Journal
18 December 2025

AI images of doctors may be reinforcing stereotypes

International University of Warwick, UK The BMJ
18 December 2025

Tirzepatide no worse than Ozempic-like drug for reducing heart issues

Australia; International; VIC Monash University NEJM

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