Hunter medical students earn while they learn
An Australian-first initiative to boost healthcare staff and provide medical students with invaluable paid experience is now underway in Hunter New England Local Health District...
Research reveals risk factors for poor asthma control in children
A recent University of Alberta study is shedding more light on how perinatal health and early life events are related to asthma control in children.
OpenAI corporate chaos reveals the war between AI ‘doomers’ and ‘boomers’
Creating two camps in discussions of AI's future - those seeing opportunity versus those seeing a threat - is overly simplistic and could actually be a distraction.
New method can detect early-stage breast cancer in two minutes
University of Waterloo researchers are pioneering a method to detect breast cancer in women early enough for them to receive life-saving treatment.
Here’s how Australia could actually get to net zero
Every bit of warming matters if we want to avoid the worst impacts for climate change, as the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows.
Managing medication to improve mental health in children and youth
A new project to improve the mental health of children and young people has been boosted by a grant to personalise medication management.
University of Nottingham is first to achieve prestigious Athena Swan Gold Award
The University of Nottingham has become the first university in the country to be awarded the coveted Athena Swan Gold Award for its commitment to advance gender equality across higher education and research.
A patch of protection against Zika virus
A simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch is being developed to protect people from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Western research shows men sleep better than women
Western researchers have unveiled crucial insights into the sleep health of middle-aged and older adults in Canada, identifying social determinants that contribute to disparities in sleep satisfaction, efficiency, and duration.
A smart glove to improve stroke rehabilitation
An electronic glove that enables movement in the paralysed hand of stroke survivors – supporting their rehabilitation – has been invented by a team from the University of Southampton.
