Older adults with obesity experienced greater stress during COVID-19’s first year
Adults over 50 living with obesity were more likely to experience stressors during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite being less likely to perceive the pandemic’s consequences as negative...
Winning UC interns set the PAC
Honing professional skills before even graduating and trying out career options were a couple of the benefits of an internship, according to the co-winners of the inaugural PACE internship Excellence Prize.
Got a splitting headache? it could be all in your genes
QUT and Dutch scientists have identified two new genes involved in hemiplegic migraine, a rare, debilitating subtype of migraine that causes weakness along one side of the body during the aura phase.
HKUST Researchers Uncover Chemo-resistance Mechanism in Glioma Patients
An international research team co-led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, and the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has discovered a mechanism
Childhood exposure to violence puts teens at sexual health risk
Adolescents exposed to family and domestic violence during childhood are at much greater risk of being hospitalised for sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy terminations, according to new research led by The University of Western Australia.
Student depression, anxiety soaring during pandemic, new survey finds
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be driving dramatic increases in depression and anxiety among college students, with more than a third reporting significant mental health challenges
Billions of tonnes of ice lost from Antarctic Ice sheet
Scientists have calculated that the fastest changing Antarctic region - the Amundsen Sea Embayment - has lost more than 3,000 billion tonnes of ice over a 25-year period.
TWU Chemists Discover Greener, Safer, Cheaper Ways to Combine Molecules, Benefit Medical Sciences
The most reactive element on the periodic table is fluorine. In nature, fluorine is not found existing freely on its own until recently.
Transformational philanthropy will establish innovative new building at the University of Exeter
The University of Exeter has received a philanthropic pledge from His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Sharjah, to co-fund the construction of a new development on Exeter’s Streatham campus.
A university’s approach to supporting business recovery
Donella Beaton, Associate Vice Principal of Business and Economic Development at RGU, writes about the university’s vital role...

















































