‘Symptom triggered’ test can pick up early-stage aggressive ovarian cancer in 1 in 4...
Symptom triggered testing, prompted by symptoms such as pain, abdominal bloating/swelling, and feeling full soon after starting to eat, can pick up early-stage aggressive ovarian cancer in 1 in 4 of those affected, according to new research.
NTU enters top 30 of Times Higher Education global rankings
NTU Singapore is ranked 30th in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, climbing two spots from last year’s ranking and becoming the youngest university in the top 30.
New teaching career for mum of three Deaf children
Inspired by the experience of helping her own children learn to read and write, Elizabeth Kay has qualified as a teacher so she can help other Deaf students learn and feel pride in their identity.
Discovery of drug candidate to potentially tackle ER-positive breast cancer
An international team of researchers, led by Pfizer in collaboration with Monash University and the Australian-based Cancer Therapeutics Cooperative Research Centre...
Deep cycling of carbon and chlorine were likely flipped in Earth’s early history
High-pressure experiments are helping scientists understand the deep cycles of carbon and chlorine which are essential for life on earth, and how these have changed since three billion years ago.
The impact different species and their traits have on human
New research has revealed for the first time that well-functioning ecosystems are crucial to human health and wellbeing.
World-leading Professor appointed first Curtin enAble Institute Director
World-leading researcher and scientist Professor Bronwyn Myers has been appointed the foundation Director of Curtin’s enAble Institute, a new research collaborative focussed on enabling...
Study explores homeless women’s experiences of ‘period poverty’
Research from the University of Southampton has identified common issues women face when experiencing periods while homeless.
Twitter analysis finds national lockdown announcement helped minimise Covid-19 misinformation
A new study by the University of Liverpool has shown that the prevalence of misinformation on Twitter fell in the 48-hour period after Boris Johnson’s announcement of a national lockdown on March 2020.
For the first time, astronomers have found life-supporting molecules called phosphates on Enceladus
Phosphorus is the most elusive element crucial for life as we know it – and we now have the first evidence there’s some available in the oceans of Enceladus.
