Preventing cancer relapse with a genetic test
Scientists have found a new way to predict which myeloma patients will benefit the most from a treatment often used to help keep the blood cancer from coming back after a stem cell transplant.
Australians are having fewer babies and our local-born population is about to shrink: here’s...
This article by Head of the School of Social Sciences at The University of Western Australia Professor Amanda Davies originally appeared in The Conversation on 29 April 2024.
UCD team takes top prize at this year’s Engineering for People Design Challenge
Team from University College Dublin take top prize with De Montford University coming runner-up and University of Sheffield students winning Peoples’ Choice Award
Clozapine blood tests can be reduced after two years
Research from the University of Queensland, supported closely by experts at the University of Adelaide, has shown that people using antipsychotic drug clozapine may not need regular blood monitoring after two years.
4 in 5 Australian adults support social media ban for kids
With Australia’s social media ban coming into force this week, a new survey from Monash University has found that almost four out of five Australian adults support the Australian government’s social media ban for children under 16.
UM professor publishes book on new world order in post-pandemic era
A book titled ‘How COVID-19 Reshapes New World Order: Political Economy Perspective’, written by Prof Edmund Sheng Li in the Faculty of Social Science (FSS), University of Macau (UM), has been published by the major international publisher Springer.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria could pose major health threat across Asia
A virulent new strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that causes severe disease could be spreading widely across Asia - posing significant challenges to global public health, a new study reveals.
Retiring Psychology professor leaves legacy for family wellbeing
A drive to improve family life has underpinned most of Neville Blampied’s 50-year career in Psychology at the University of Canterbury (UC).
UK joins mission to search for the origins of the Universe
The UK has joined an international astronomy mission to search the skies for cosmic origins of the universe.
NUS research shows CO2 could be stored below ocean floor
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing humanity. To combat its potentially catastrophic effects, scientists are searching for new technologies that could help the world reach carbon neutrality.
