Research & Science

Premature baby. | Newsreel

Aussies lead world in reducing number of pre-term babies

An Australian-based world-first initiative has reduced the number of pre-term births in this country by 10 percent. Since launched in 2018, a Australian Preterm Birth
Read more 31 October 2025
Thomas Conroy and his SensVita device.

No-touch sensor option for hard-to-monitor patients

A medical innovation is moving past current conversations around wearable devices and monitors for remote care, to a new no-touch product using radio waves. United
Read more 31 October 2025
Cattle. | Newsreel

Aussie farmers help feed AI model for pasture biomass

Australian farmers are being asked to help train a global artificial intelligence (AI) model with the goal of improving management of a quarter of the world’s
Read more 31 October 2025
Milky Way. | Newsreel

Radio waves of colour paint new picture of Milky Way

A new colourful image of Australia’s view of the Milky Way Galaxy has been created using radio waves. Silvia Mantovanini, a PhD student at the Curtin University node
Read more 31 October 2025
Old couple on a walk. | Newsreel

Study urges focus on longer walks, not step totals

Regular walks of more than 10 minutes may be more beneficial than the much-publicised 10,000 steps a day target. New global research, led by the University of Sydney and
Read more 30 October 2025
Obese man. | Newsreel

Lifestyle trumps drastic weight loss in fertility stakes

Weight loss, by itself, is not enough to boost male fertility, according to a new Australian study. University of Adelaide researchers have analysed 32 global studies
Read more 29 October 2025
Researcher in lab. | Newsreel

New biomarker helps to better target ovarian cancer

Australian researchers have found a better way to target one of the world’s most deadliest cancers. Scientists from the University of South Australia (UniSa) and
Read more 28 October 2025
Associate Professor Miguel Renteria. | Newsreel

Parkinson’s pain a chronic problem often overlooked

People living with Parkinson’s disease are nearly three times more likely to suffer from chronic pain compared to the general community. QIMR Berghofer Associate
Read more 22 October 2025
Woody biomass in rainforest. | Newsreel

Australia’s carbon sinks leaking emissions

The deteriorating health of tropical rainforests are turning them into carbon emitters, as opposed to the traditional carbon sinks relied on to combat the greenhouse
Read more 20 October 2025
Australian soldiers. | Newsreel

Gallipoli Medical Research celebrates 20 years of innovation

A Brisbane medical research institute, which translates innovation into practical support for Australia’s military veterans, is this year remembering 20 years of
Read more 20 October 2025