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Shrew. | Newsreel

Shrew’s shrinkable brain offers new Alzheimer’s hope

A mammal which can shrink and regrow its brain could unlock future treatments for human brain conditions like Alzheimer’s. European researchers are studying the shrew
Read more 2 September 2025
Woman coughing. | Newseel

Researchers probe Long COVID data for MS insights

A new research centre will use a study of Long COVID to provide insights into other diseases such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis. La Trobe Institute
Read more 1 September 2025
Doctor explaining ultrasound. Newsreel

Rates of lethal “silent” cancer set to grow by 20 percent

The incidence of gynaecological cancers, which kill six Australian women each day, is expected to jump my more than 20 percent by 2035. A new report from the Australia
Read more 1 September 2025
Man taking a pill. | Newsreel

Daily aspirin warning for healthy older Australians

Taking aspirin daily does little to prevent heart attack or stroke in healthy older adults and may increase the risk “hazardous bleeding complications”. Research
Read more 1 September 2025
Grandmother and baby. | Newsreel

You now have less chance of an 100th birthday party

The increase of life expectancy in humans has slowed, with a time when the average age is 100 slipping further into the future. A new study compared the life
Read more 1 September 2025
Scientist looking at brain activity. | Newsreel

New direct link measures brain networks in real-time

A technological breakthrough, being tested in Brisbane, which interacts directly with the brain has the potential to provide a new tool to combat the mental health
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Mars habitat. 3D render. | Newsreel

Australians work on blueprint to make metals on Mars

Australian scientists are looking forward to life on Mars and developing ways to produce construction materials on the red planet. CSIRO Scientist Deddy Nababan said
Read more 29 August 2025
K'Gari, Queensland, Australia.

Voices unite to guide the future of K’Gari

A two-day conference on Queensland’s Fraser Coast will help shape the future one of Australia’s most iconic World Heritage-listed landscapes. The University of the
Read more 28 August 2025
The Butterfly Nebula. | Newsreel

Space telescope reveals Butterfly’s dying heart

The dying star of one of the Milky Way galaxy’s best studied planetary nebulae has been pinpointed through new images from the James Webb Space Telescope. An
Read more 28 August 2025
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

SEQ cities too hot in search for the Goldilocks zone

Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast have populations which cannot be sustainably supported by current infrastructure. That is the finding of a new study which
Read more 28 August 2025