Calls for total elimination of direct sales of vaping products
All sales of vaping products other than those prescribed by a doctor to aid in quitting smoking should be stopped to curb skyrocketing uptake of e-cigarettes in young people, according to a leading tobacco control expert.
A green recovery does not need capitalism to thrive, says Concordia researcher
Bengi Akbulut believes there is a certain inertia when it comes to exploring alternatives to market-based...
Lung cancer and mesothelioma research receives funding boost
A researcher from The University of Western Australia has been awarded $480,000 in funding over the next four years for vital research into the treatment of those living with lung cancer and mesothelioma...
How cGAS is kept bottled up
In higher organisms, detection of DNA in the cytoplasm triggers an immune reaction.
Discovery of new gene mutation could play a role in breast cancer prevention: Study
An international team of researchers have discovered a new genetic mutation that could help predict the likelihood of hereditary breast cancer.
CDU wins grant to build skills, boost productivity
Charles Darwin University has been awarded $550,000 in funding to help boost organisational productivity across the Territory’s health and community services sector.
Energy insecurity worsened in remote Australia during COVID
Residents of remote Indigenous communities who prepay for access to electricity experienced unrelenting energy insecurity during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
Celebrating the pictorial finesse of artist Leo Bensemann
Leo Bensemann: Illustrator, Designer and Printer, showing from 2 - 23 October 2020.
SFU partners with Dutch agritech powerhouse Wageningen University & Research to spur innovation
Food security and sustaining agriculture in the face of climate change are global challenges that require global solutions, which is why Simon Fraser University is partnering with the world’s top agritech university.
University Technology Colleges failing younger students
Young people who join a University Technical College (UTC) at the age of 14 do far worse on average in their GCSEs than similar teenagers at other schools...
