UM researchers successfully develop novel nanomedicine to inhibit tumour growth
A research team led by Assistant Professor Dai Yunlu in the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) has designed and synthesised a novel nanomedicine...
Hormone found to regulate mothers’ behaviour
University of Otago researchers have discovered a new function for the hormone prolactin – it limits a new mum’s investment in aggressive behaviour and instead focusses them on interacting with their babies.
Gut health signals could transform arthritis treatment
Changes in the gut microbiome before rheumatoid arthritis is developed could provide a window of opportunity for preventative treatments, new research suggests.
Grad student focuses on writing’s capacity to explore trauma and ‘move toward justice or...
Karine Hack spends a lot of time thinking about the power of writing to process and document trauma – in part because an undergraduate project that involved transcribing and editing Holocaust testimonials.
Mouse studies find sugar-free energy drinks just as harmful
Two Curtin research studies have found the excessive consumption of energy drinks, even sugar-free varieties, can cause significant damage to brain cells and increase the risks of heart disease...
Distinguished Professor Gaven Martin receives international Humboldt Research Award
Distinguished Professor Gaven Martin from the New Zealand Institute of Advanced Studies received the prestigious Humboldt Research Award in October for his research in mathematics...
Pro Vice-Chancellor Nathan Towney named 2023 Newcastle Citizen of the Year
University of Newcastle leader and Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous, Strategy and Leadership, Nathan Towney, has been selected as Newcastle’s 2023 Citizen of the Year.
New trial empowers women to choose how to deliver big babies
Published in The Lancet, findings from The Big Baby Trial led by The University of Warwick, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) and the Perinatal Institute...
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital selected to participate in the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine...
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital have been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine for COVID-19.
Investigation of Lowther’s medieval castle and village to start
A new archaeological investigation to unearth the remains of a medieval castle and village at Lowther (Cumbria) gets underway on Monday (June 26).
