Shining spotlight on shadow drug campaign
The Australian Diabetes Society has been linked to a shadow advertising campaign for blockbuster new weight-loss drugs launched by a Danish pharmaceutical giant.
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Science pair win Academy awards
Two indigenous women are winners of Australian Academy of Science awards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scientists.
Focus on update to trachoma treatment
Thousands of vulnerable people in remote Indigenous communities across the country are being unnecessarily mass-administered antibiotics under outdated treatment guidelines for trachoma.
Covid mandate failures unmasked
A rigorous new study has found face masks did nothing to slow the spread of Covid-19, and might have even made things worse.
Acceptance, not surgery, solution to teen trans anxiety
If gender affirmation is not a panacea for transgender adults why would we assume that it is for children?
Mars rover creates ripples of excitement
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found wave-rippled rocks – evidence of an ancient lake – in an area of the planet expected to be drier, the space agency has revealed.
Mediterranean diet hope for pregnancy
Australian researchers are working to prove that a Mediterranean diet could reduce the risk of heart conditions in newborn babies.
Stuck on the treadmill? How to upgrade your workout
Get the most out of the equipment in your gym with this experts’ guide to the apparatus.
Quantum leap for local tech research
A groundbreaking technique to map a quantum environment has been developed by an Australian company, with researchers saying it could change the future of quantum computing.
Heart revolution changing women’s lives
A leading cardiologist says a lack of female practitioners has led to women being misdiagnosed and overlooked in coronary heart disease.
Scientist’s ‘unease’ over gene-edited babies
Rogue Chinese scientist jailed for creating the world’s first genetically edited babies describes his ‘huge unease’ over their future.
Journals caught in smokescreen
Publishers of globally respected academic journals are investigating the publication of papers linked to a foundation solely funded by one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies.
Scary number of Aussies infected by virus
Fresh advice on vaccines has been released along with the number of Australians estimated to have been infected by Covid-19 in the latest wave.
Millennials bearing mental health brunt
If you were born before 1980, it is likely your mental health has barely changed in the last two decades. But for those born after 1990 it’s a very different story
New antibiotic ‘ultimate fighter’ against superbug
Melbourne researchers behind Priscilicidin say the threat of antimicrobial resistance is as big as Covid, with their new invention potentially offering a cheaper, more effective antibiotic.
‘Less groupthink’: Abbott joins UK climate think tank
Tony Abbott calls for ‘genuine climate science’ and ‘a note of realism’ after joining the board of trustees of a UK think tank that challenges global warming policy.
Deep sea micro mystery solved
It is believed that sunlight is the source of life for the tiniest organisms in the ocean, but a discovery from Australian researchers has uncovered how deep sea microbes survive in the dark
Teen sleep improved via an app on phones
With 40 per cent of young people having experienced a significant sleep problem by early high school, a new app designed to improve teens’ sleep behaviour is showing strong early results.
$1.45 a second fee for total eclipse of the sun
The WA government will charge people wanting to see the total solar eclipse in the remote town of Exmouth later this year up to $90 a head to witness the spectacle.
How to save your knees
From exercises and supplements to the latest treatments – experts reveal what really works
Drug raises hope for those with low sex drive
A hormone called kisspeptin could increase libido in people whose lives had been made miserable by low sexual appetite.
Obesity treatment set for seismic shift
National clinical treatment guidelines to be overhauled as highly effective weight-loss drugs usher in a ‘new paradigm’ in care.
Ecstasy to be prescribed for PTSD
The move has been largely welcomed with cautious optimism, providing hope to those for whom ‘gold-standard’ treatments for PTSD or depression have not worked.
The clean energy revolution hides a very dirty secret
In pursuing our green energy future, we continue to cut ourselves off from the one clean energy source that is proven to be truly sustainable.
‘Radioactive capsule wasn’t found by luck’
The man who oversaw the successful ‘needle in a haystack’ search for a radioactive capsule lost in the WA outback says he always believed the tiny object would be found.
Agencies: tobacco funds tar research
National research bodies have repudiated a foundation solely funded by one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies that has commissioned dozens of academic papers on vapes and e-cigarettes.
Radioactive capsule discovery ‘needle in a haystack’
A tiny but highly radioactive capsule that disappeared along a 1400km stretch of the WA outback has been found after a week-long search.
Submerged volcano erupts
Vanuatu’s East Epi underwater volcano erupted on Wednesday, hurtling ash into the sky and leading authorities to warn ships and aircraft to avoid the area.
Star gazers fill space in our knowledge
Two Swinburne University astronomers will use one of world’s best telescopes to unlock information on six million galaxies.
Exposed: big tobacco’s links to vape research
Philip Morris funded research into vapes and e-cigarettes that had positive findings and have since been promoted by Australian researchers.
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