Children with asthma not at higher risk of severe COVID, research suggests
A study of nearly 19,000 children who sought care at hospital for COVID-19 during the pandemic shows those with asthma were not at greater risk of serious infection.
Sports betting markets and marketing normalising harmful gambling
A QUT researcher has called for stronger government policy to regulate the online gambling environment, restrict marketing...
Researchers identify amino acid that may play a key role for predicting and treating...
University of Alberta researchers have identified an amino acid that may play a key role in predicting poor clinical outcomes and the treatment of long COVID.
James Webb Space Telescope makes first detection of heavy element from star merger
Two University of Leicester scientists are part of a team that’s observed an exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst, GRB 230307A, and identified the neutron star merger that generated an explosion that created the burst.
Capturing immunotherapy response in a blood drop
A study recently published in Nature Medicine sheds light on the potential role of liquid biopsies in the management of advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy.
Dame Carolyn Burns Fellowship a chance to give back
It’s more than 20 years since Professor Ross Thompson graduated from Otago, but he says arriving back in the city to take up the inaugural Carolyn Burns Visiting Fellowship in Freshwater Sciences felt like coming home.
UCalgary scholar receives $1M for bold spinal cord injury research
Dr. Aaron Phillips, PhD, an associate professor at the University of Calgary, is the 2023 recipient of the $1-million Hopewell M.I.N.D. Prize to advance his work in spinal cord injury.
Research reveals three new marsupial species – though all likely extinct
The exciting discovery of three new species of a small Australian marsupial has been tempered by the sad fact that each of the newly identified species of mulgara is likely already extinct.
Scientists uncover cause of mysterious deaths of elephants in Zimbabwe
A bacterium, closely associated with deadly septicaemia, could have caused the deaths of six African elephants in Zimbabwe and possibly more in neighbouring countries. The findings place infectious...
Cold storage research could put a freeze on red meat waste
A new report shows inconsistent fridge temperatures and confusing cold storage advice could be contributing to meat waste in Aussie households.
