Scientists urge focus on bacterial genetics to prevent outbreaks and other public health threats
A group of scientists has called for greater collaboration on the study of how bacterial genomes change and evolve over…
Brain Bootcamp: Clearing the fog around dementia awareness
With estimates predicting over one million Australians will be diagnosed with dementia over the next 40 years, a new research…
New field test tool probes magnetic properties to improve malaria diagnosis
A new field test tool developed by an international team of scientists may lead to improved malaria diagnosis in remote…
Women and diploma holders less likely to take COVID-19 vaccine, study finds
Women, those with diplomas, and those who follow “non-traditional” forms of media would be less willing to take the COVID-19…
Newly discovered blood signatures may boost COVID-19 testing and monitoring
Australian scientists have discovered blood signatures in patients with COVID-19 similar to those found in individuals suffering from diabetes and…
COVID-19 may ‘disproportionately affect’ infants over young children, study finds
An international meta-analysis looking at research on COVID-19 in young children has found that infants are more likely to catch…
Take Kare Safe Space: Harm reduction service for at risk revellers delivers $7.5M in benefits, study finds
By Phillip Wadds, UNSW; Anthony Shakeshaft, UNSW, and Christopher Doran, University of Newcastle Our time of social isolation under COVID-19…
Impact of mandatory vaccination policies may be overstated, study finds
While Australian governments have claimed their mandatory vaccination policies have lifted childhood vaccination rates, a new study suggests that rates…
Rising antibiotic resistance in UTIs could cost Australia $1.6bn a year by 2030
Written by Branwen Morgan from University of Technology Sydney, Antoine van Oijen from University of Wollongong and Audrey Rollin from…
Australian ICUs lacked PPE preparedness as COVID-19 pandemic began, study finds
A multinational survey has found that many Australian intensive care units reported suboptimal preparedness around personal protective equipment (PPE), including…