Breakthrough discovery of blood pressure triggers
The discovery of new “signalling centres” in the body could revolutionise the treatment of high blood pressure.
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers
Read more30 September 2024Education
Council and university unite to fight invasion
Queensland’s invasive plants will be mapped using drones through a collaboration between Sunshine Coast Council and QUT.
The partnership has secured a $240,000 grant
Read more29 September 2024
Climate change puts winter sports on thin ice
Researchers have warned that global warming is creating safety issues for people who play, fish or drive on ice.
At team at York University said warming winters were
Read more26 September 2024
Another victim of ill-fated expedition identified
Scientists have identified the remains of another member of Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated 1845 exploration of the Northwest Passage.
Researchers from the University of
Read more26 September 2024
New genetic test to predict heart attack risk
A world-first genetic test which indicates a person’s risk of a heart attack has been developed in Australia.
Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Read more26 September 2024
New approach to understanding impact of brain injuries
Australian scientists have used a new approach to determine the long-term impact of a single brain injury.
The Monash University-led research used blood tests and MRI
Read more26 September 2024
Six out of 10 children talk to strangers online daily
More than 60 percent of children interact online with people they don’t know on a daily basis, despite being aware of the dangers of grooming.
A global study,
Read more25 September 2024
First impressions drive rash decisions
We are told that first impressions are often the most powerful. And sometimes we are told we are better to sleep on it.
New research shows that both propositions are
Read more25 September 2024
Reed Queensland’s newest Rhodes Scholar
A Brisbane law graduate from far north Queensland is the state’s 2025 Rhodes Scholar.
Matisse Reed, who works as an associate to Justice Kylie Downes of the Federal
Read more25 September 2024
Party’s over as GHB deaths spike among vulnerable
Deaths from the use of “party drug” GHB in Australia have increased by almost 50 percent every year for almost 10 years.
New research from National Drug and Alcohol
Read more25 September 2024