Southern ice disappearing quicker than the Arctic
Antarctic sea ice is disappearing far quicker than ice in the northern hemisphere, heightening concerns around accelerated coastal sea level rises.
A new Australian-led
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Trial to test impact of genetic skin cancer warnings
If you were told your genes made you more susceptible to skin cancer, would you really change your habits?
That’s what researchers at QIMR Berghofer have been tasked
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Mental toll of internet scams often overlooked
Innovative mental health support is needed in the wake of the rise of internet scams, according to a Brisbane researcher.
Dr Luke Balcombe, from Griffith University’s
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Beattie new Chair of Brandon BioCatalyst
Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie is the new Chair of Brandon BioCatalyst, a collaboration of more than 50 of Australia and New Zealand’s leading medical
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From caravan parks to cancer breakthroughs
Professor David Whiteman’s hunt for answers about skin cancer has meant criss-crossing Queensland in an old Ford Falcon, taking skin samples from people in caravan
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New patch to replace blood tests … and big needles
The need for a range of blood tests may soon be over with researchers developing a new patch to test for various conditions.
Scientists in the United States have created
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Mile-high wee the key to superbug battle
Aircraft toilets are at the forefront of a global effort to combat the spread of superbugs.
An Australian-led world-wide study has analysed wastewater from the toilets
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Sounds strike a chord with beer fermentation
It seems beer responds to being serenaded … and no, researchers haven’t imbibed too much of the amber fluid in making that claim.
Scientists from the University of
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SEQ world-first trial for spinal cord injury treatment
Thirty years of Queensland research into spinal cord injury is feeding into a world-first human trial.
Griffith University Professor James St John said a Phase 1 human
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13 million specimens protected for the future
A $90 million facility to preserve more than 13 million irreplaceable biodiversity specimens has opened in Canberra.
CSIRO Chief Executive Doug Hilton said the new
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