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Analysis and opinion | 28 May 2020
Seeing is believing: how media mythbusting can actually make false beliefs stronger
Misinformation about coronavirus can have serious consequences.
Academic profile | 26 May 2020
Isolation salvation
We reached out to our science, health and medicine community to find out what helped them survive isolation.
News | 21 May 2020
Calls to add ‘climate change’ to death certificates
Heat-related deaths have been “substantially underreported” on Australia’s national records.
Media release | 20 May 2020
Obesity linked to part of the brain damaged by Alzheimer’s
Researchers have found a link between obesity and shrinkage in an area of the brain responsible for memory and learning.
Student profile | 20 May 2020
“Look for opportunity”: advice on doing your PhD during a pandemic
“Just continue to do something, anything, as long as you are moving forward, no matter how slow that movement is.”
News | 14 May 2020
Over half of world’s healthcare workers attend work when sick
It is common for healthcare workers across the globe to attend work when they are sick with flu like symptoms, according to a new international study.
Analysis and opinion | 14 May 2020
Contact tracing apps are vital tools in the fight against coronavirus. But who decides how they work?
A proposed fix to help the COVIDSafe app work on Apple phones may come with costs to public health and accountability.
News | 8 May 2020
Community benefit key in securing funding partnership
Mayi Kuwayu has just received $1.18 million to get results from the study into community and policy.
News | 5 May 2020
Gene research could lead to cancer breakthrough
New research by scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) will help us better understand rare forms of cancer.
Analysis and opinion | 5 May 2020
Can you get the COVID-19 coronavirus twice?
ANU infectious disease specialist, Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, answers the big question.
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