Common diabetes drug could treat gum disease and help you age healthier
A new method of controlling inflammation and sugar levels for oral and systemic disease prevention using a common diabetes drug has been discovered by a team of researchers at King’s.
New findings put 1918 flu pandemic in a different light
New analysis of the remains of victims of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, contradicts the widespread belief the flu disproportionately impacted healthy young adults.
NSW Premier officially opens the UTS Vault
The Premier officially opened the facility at a launch event attended by government, university and industry representatives.
Gen Z imagines innovative finance tools using virtual reality and 5G
Banking with a virtual reality headset may not be as far-fetched as you might think after students from the University of Waterloo’s startup incubator Velocity wrapped up a two-week-long “hackathon”...
Professor Chris Greening awarded Prime Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
Professor Chris Greening has been awarded the Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year – one of seven Prizes for Science awarded by the Prime Minister every year.
Mushroom-derived materials could offer benefits for developing nations in Africa
A research team from the University of Bristol has suggested that mycelium composites could offer a sustainable alternative to traditional building materials and help address socio-economic and environmental challenges in Africa.
UOW Early Start Discovery Space presents collaborative art experiences with Bundanon
University of Wollongong (UOW) Early Start Discovery Space and South Coast cultural organisation Bundanon have collaborated on new play-based art experiences for children and their adults that consider water in our environment.
Researcher develops better ways to convert CO2 and biofuel byproducts into valuable chemicals
A University of Alberta researcher has developed better ways to convert carbon dioxide, a harmful greenhouse gas, and glycerol, a leftover of biodiesel production, into value-added materials with wide-ranging uses including liquid hydrogen storage.
£4.7m consortium aims to accelerate growth of Scotland’s photonics sector
The Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde are leading a new consortium which has won £4.7m in funding to support the aim of tripling the photonics sector across Scotland’s central belt.
New discovery may ‘unlock’ the future of infectious disease and cancer treatment
Researchers have identified a ‘guard mechanism’ for a protein which attacks microbes in infected cells, opening the possibility of new treatments for Toxoplasma, Chlamydia, Tuberculosis and even cancer.
