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05
May
2022

New tool to calculate the value of breastfeeding

A simple new tool developed by researchers at Ƶ (ANU) will tally the volume and monetary value…

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28
Apr
2022

Lupus-causing gene paves way for new and tailored treatments

Researchers from Ƶ (ANU) have identified a gene called TLR7 that, when over-activated, is…

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07
Apr
2022

E-cigarettes are harmful and addicting youth: report

E-cigarettes, or vapes, are causing harm and risk introducing a new generation to smoking, warn experts from The Australian…

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28
Mar
2022

Good neighbours are good for your health

Neighbourhood relationships and social connections protected against loneliness, depression and anxiety during the COVID-19…

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22
Mar
2022

Medical equality undermined by mistaken doctors

Male doctors who overestimate female representation in the medical profession are also less likely to support gender-equality…

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25
Feb
2022

Aussies more hesitant to receive their COVID booster

Less than half of all double-vaccinated Australians aged 18 and over have had their COVID-19 booster shot, new analysis from The…

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09
Feb
2022

Happier kids get better test results

Students' NAPLAN results are linked to far more than their time spent on homework, new research from The Australian National…

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03
Feb
2022

Calls to empower patients and reduce diagnostic error

If Jen didn't fight to convince her doctors something was seriously wrong with her, there could have been fatal consequences.  …

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28
Jan
2022

Home-schooling parents experienced psychological distress

Parents and caregivers who home-schooled children during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced significantly higher levels of…

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27
Jan
2022

Weapon in immune system arsenal could unlock MS treatment

Researchers from Ƶ (ANU) have identified why certain cells in the body, known as Th17 cells, go…

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20
Jan
2022

The low-cost widely available drug that could fight COVID-19

A widely available and affordable drug, heparin, limits lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients, according to world-first…

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17
Jan
2022

Australians are living longer from lockdowns

Pandemic restrictions have led to longer life expectancy for Australians, a new study from Ƶ (…

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24
Dec
2021

Aussies say they're more COVID compliant than their peers

The majority of Australians say they are extremely diligent when it comes to complying with COVID-19…

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22
Dec
2021

Researchers find key to drivers of kidney disease

For the first time researchers have identified a gene which shows the kidney has its own way of resisting damage.   …

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17
Dec
2021

The anxiety of a post-lockdown Christmas: an expert’s tips

Emerging from the quiet of lockdown to the cacophony of real-world socialisation is daunting enough. Throw in gossiping aunts,…

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16
Dec
2021

Welfare recipients face varying levels of stigma: Ƶstudy

Those with mental disability and the unemployed are perceived more negatively than other groups who are entitled…

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10
Dec
2021

Major PFAS health study releases findings

A research team led by Ƶ (ANU) has released findings from a major epidemiological study funded…

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01
Dec
2021

“Exercise in a pill” could offer solution for at-risk people

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified unique molecular signals …

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26
Nov
2021

The safe space that could save a life

Associate Professor Michelle Banfield has been to the depths of despair.  On a summer day in 2003 the then 27-year-old…

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25
Nov
2021

COVID-19 pandemic leaves permanent scar on retail workers

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on Australian retail workers, with more than one-in-two experiencing increased…

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