Fat cell key to limiting tissue damage from heart attack
A fat molecule which the body manufactures during trauma may hold the key to limiting tissue damage during a heart attack or stroke.
Cornell University Associate
Read more9 September 2025Research & Science
Smart way to crowdsource real-time road conditions
Aussie engineers are using smartphones to map potholes in roads, with the goal of creating an app that builds a live map of road conditions across a city.
A Monash
Read more8 September 2025
Galactic bang for buck in MWA telescope upgrade
A $5 million upgrade will allow a Western Australian telescope to peer deeper into the past and probe the Big Bang.
Curtin University Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene
Read more5 September 2025
New protein key to longer-lasting COVID-19 vaccines
Australian researchers have found a hidden protein within the SARS-CoV-2 virus that could lead to a more effective COVID-19 vaccine.
La Trobe University lead researcher
Read more4 September 2025
Read this study, but not on the toilet
Taking your smartphone to the toilet risks becoming a real pain in your behind.
A new United States study found that smartphone use on the toilet was associated with a
Read more4 September 2025
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 more2 September 2025
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 more1 September 2025
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 more1 September 2025
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 more1 September 2025
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 more1 September 2025