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10 Jul 2023
Breathtaking: the whistle that might save lives
Researchers are hopeful the new Ketowhistle could spare people living with diabetes from invasive tests and help them take control of their health.
14 Jun 2023
Landmark study shines new light on drug for trauma care
Tranexamic acid is commonly used to limit bleeding during surgery, but its usefulness in emergency settings as a pre-emptive strike in life-threatening bleeding is controversial.
13 Apr 2023
Unveiling the role of extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer's disease
Few things are as heart-wrenching as watching our loved ones lose themselves to dementia, a syndrome impairing cognitive functioning. With Alzheimer's disease being the most common form of dementia, the global impact of this condition is staggering, burdening over 55 million people worldwide.
22 Dec 2021
Researchers find key to drivers of kidney disease
ANU researchers have found a mutation in the gene that can cause the development of kidney disease.
13 Aug 2021
What do I need to know about the Moderna vaccine? And how does it compare with Pfizer?
Australia’s medical regulator has provisionally approved another COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna, for use in Australia. One million doses of Moderna are due in the second half of September and three million doses a month will begin to arrive from October.
2 Dec 2020
Brains and bellies: In menopause, bigger can sometimes mean better
Research shows postmenopausal women have larger brain volumes than premenopausal women. But what does this actually mean?
11 Nov 2020
Making culture count
Associate Professor Ray Lovett is proving the positive power of culture with data.
29 Sep 2020
Researchers find that sugar is the solution for looking at platelets
Researchers at ANU have found a way to look through the walls of microchambers used to study thrombus (blood clot) formation using light sheet microscopy.
23 Sep 2020
$50 dye could change the way we design malaria vaccines
“It is a tricky technique to get right, but when it works… it's really stunning science.”
23 Sep 2020
Cancer research improves in three dimensions
“The 3D printing process can be applied to all sorts of cells and tumour types.”