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Review led by ANU Professor highlights potential to ‘unleash’ Australia’s health workforce
Australia’s health professions face restrictions and barriers that are impacting the level of care they’re able to provide,…
Asbestos study highlights risk of ACT residents developing cancer
New data published in the latest edition of the ACT Asbestos Health Study, led by The Australian National University (ANU),…
Long COVID cost Australian economy about $9.6 billion in 2022
Australian workers living with long COVID cost the economy, on average, about $9.6 billion in 2022, according to a new study from…
Trojan horse method gives malaria parasites a taste of their own medicine
More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but…
Eye-opening discovery offers fresh hope for disease that can cause blindness
An international team of scientists including researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified a rare,…
‘Fuel to the fire’: repeated climate-sceptic claims enough to nudge even the strongest of climate change endorsers
The threat of misinformation runs rampant in our digital age, where a single repetition of a climate-sceptical claim seems more…
ANU researchers unlocking the full potential of RNA
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) are teaming up with the community to unlock the full potential of…
Gene discovery offers new hope for Aussies living with chronic skin disease
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis – a…
‘Everyone does it’: mythbusting young Australians’ overestimation of vaping among peers
E-cigarette use is seen as widespread, common and normal among young Australians even though hard data indicate that the clear…
Research leaves smoking stereotypes up in smoke
A first-of-its-kind national study from The Australian National University (ANU) has debunked common myths about who smokes in…
ANU scientists debunk role of ‘junk cells’ in fight against malaria
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a previously unknown ability of a group of immune…
‘Cancer-cooling’ protein puts bowel cancer on ice
A protein in the immune system can be manipulated to help overcome bowel cancer, according to new research from The Australian…
ANU chemists make Australian-first discovery of three new recreational drugs
Three new recreational drugs that have never been reported in Australia before have been identified by chemists at Australia’s…
Wood heaters responsible for dozens of avoidable deaths in the ACT each year
Smoke from wood heaters causes between 11 and 63 deaths per year in the ACT, according to a new study from researchers at The…
DNA discovery opens door to tailored medicine for Indigenous Australians
The most comprehensive analysis of Indigenous Australians’ genomes collected to date has revealed an “abundance” of DNA…
Fungus-fighting protein key to overcoming autoimmune disease and cancer
A protein in the immune system programmed to protect the body from fungal infections is also responsible for exacerbating the…
Australian woman found with python parasite in her brain
The world's first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers at The Australian…
Experts call for global plan to understand bushfire impact
As climate change-driven extreme weather events such as bushfires become more frequent and intense, a team of experts led by…
How we can better manage mental health impacts of bushfires
With an El Niño summer promising hotter and drier conditions for much of Australia, we must rethink how we measure the impact…
Canberra CanTEST service changing drug behaviours
More than half of the drugs tested at CanTEST, Australia's first and only pill testing service, were not what the user expected,…
