Targeting variant of common protein may dramatically boost effectiveness of breast cancer treatment
A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment, according to University of Manchester research funded by Breast Cancer Now.
Antarctic glaciers formed 30 million years earlier than previously thought
A new study has revealed that glaciers formed in the highest mountains of Antarctica at least 60 million years ago, which is 30 million years earlier than previously thought...
Demand booms for experimental mRNA from UQ BASE
A University of Queensland team has become the biggest supplier of experimental mRNA vaccines and therapies in Australia, with burgeoning demand from research and industry across the country.
Six minutes of intense exercise boosts key brain protein
Six minutes of high intensity exercise may help maintain a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, research led by the University of Otago has shown.
Tiny ants big news when it comes to hitchhiking across the planet
They might be tiny but a new study has found that ants are no small fry when it comes to hitching a human-assisted ride to different pockets of the globe.
UC graduate appointed Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) alumni Dr Janice Wright has been appointed Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Turning the corner: Preparing for a world with Alzheimer’s treatment
When the US Food and Drug administration approved Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab in June 2021 — against the advice of its own expert committee...
Funding to assist with story-telling approach to opioid tapering
A University of Otago researcher hopes whānau-focused storytelling could help support people taper off potentially harmful opioids prescribed for chronic pain.
Agricultural economics expert awarded prestigious US Fellowship
Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at The University of Western Australia David Pannell has been selected as a 2023 Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association in the United States...
Soil and small earthquakes help pave way for more resilient buildings
Analysing hundreds of small earthquakes is helping University of Canterbury (UC) researchers predict the impact on buildings, depending on the soil beneath them.
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