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

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales Nature Neuroscience
2 hours ago

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
5 hours ago

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
7 hours ago

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

Australia; VIC; WA Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd,Monash University Internal Medicine Journal
11 hours ago

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

Australia; International Murdoch University,Dalian Ocean University Global ecology and conservation
12 hours ago

Wearable tech can create more stress for frontline retail staff

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
12 hours ago

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
12 hours ago

AI images of doctors may be reinforcing stereotypes

International University of Warwick, UK The BMJ
14 hours ago

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

Australia; International; VIC Monash University NEJM
17 hours ago

Cell death discovery could aid cancer treatments

International La Trobe University Science Advances
17 hours ago

While exercise can help, even endurance athletes are affected by menopause symptoms

International Old Dominion University, USA PLOS One
Expert Reaction
17 hours ago

EXPERT REACTION: Whaling impacts live on, even as humpbacks recover

New Zealand; International University of Groningen, Netherlands Science Advances
20 hours ago

AI may be using the power of New York and as much water as we drink from bottles in a year

International Institute for Environmental Studies, the Netherlands Patterns
20 hours ago

Move over carbon, we may need a global hydrogen budget too

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; ACT CSIRO,Western Sydney University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Stanford University, USA Nature
20 hours ago

Building a 3D map of human chromosomes

International University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, USA Nature
20 hours ago

Cold sore drug shows no benefit for early Alzheimer's disease

International New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA JAMA
20 hours ago

Early psychosis and depression can be spotted in your blood and brain

International Oxford University, UK, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Germany JAMA Psychiatry
17 December 2025

Rebuilding coral reefs could enhance food security

Australia; International; NSW; QLD James Cook University,The University of Sydney,The University of Queensland,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia PNAS
17 December 2025

Blood flow restriction cuffs a fall risk for older adults

NSW; VIC; WA Murdoch University,The University of Newcastle,The University of Notre Dame Australia,The University of Sydney,Monash University Gait & Posture
17 December 2025

More than 10 years of R&D funding decline cannot be restored in one budget

Australia Australian Academy of Science
17 December 2025

New antimalarial drug candidate shows potential for fighting resistance and reducing malaria transmission

Australia; International; VIC WEHI,The University of Melbourne eBiomedicine
17 December 2025

Proteomics’ Promarker®D diabetes test gives hope to Aboriginal Australians

Australia; WA Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd,The University of Western Australia,Edith Cowan University Internal Medicine Journal
17 December 2025

Massive manta rays dive deep during moonlit nights in the Hauraki Gulf

New Zealand University of Auckland,Department of Conservation,Auckland War Memorial Museum,Manta Watch Charitable Trust; Conservation International Royal Society Open Science
17 December 2025

Cane toads are not consistent cannibals

Australia; NSW Macquarie University,The University of New South Wales Royal Society Open Science
17 December 2025

Emerging fungus that attacks reptiles tends not to pass directly between Brisbane's eastern water dragons

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Proceedings of the Royal Society B
17 December 2025

Pumas put up with each other for a penguin feast

International University of California Berkeley, USA Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
17 December 2025

Kea may be cannier than cockatoos

New Zealand; International University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria Royal Society Open Science
Expert Reaction
17 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Underwater turbines could one day power Aotearoa, study suggests

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Oxford, UK Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences
17 December 2025

Chronic breathlessness emerging as a hidden strain on hospitals

Australia; SA Flinders University Australian Health Review
17 December 2025

Frailty and depression may be double hit for dementia risk

International Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China General Psychiatry
17 December 2025

Doctors' poor understanding of 'steroid cream withdrawal' may be driving patients to unproven alternatives online

International Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK BMJ Case Reports
17 December 2025

AI in primary care: experts warn of safety risks as tech outpaces regulation

Australia; International; NSW The University of Sydney,The University of New South Wales The Lancet Primary Care
17 December 2025

The AusSMC's Top 10 WEIRD science stories 2025

Australia Australian Science Media Centre
17 December 2025

Differences in the underlying biology of people with chronic fatigue syndrome

Australia; NSW Macquarie University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,Hunter Medical Research Institute Cell Reports Medicine
17 December 2025

Step up, alcohol industry: Four years on, pregnancy warnings still missing

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA George Institute for Global Health,The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,Cancer Council Western Australia Health Promotion International
17 December 2025

Mosquito warning: Beware of Ross River Virus as the temperature warms

Australia The University of Adelaide Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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