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Arts festival brings healing to a town impacted by suicide

Oct 4, 2023

The arts festival in Warwick, Queensland, curated by UNSW Sydney researchers, brought hope to people dealing with the devastating impact of youth suicide. The local community and healthcare providers were...

Wastewater detects signs of antimicrobial resistance in aged care

Oct 4, 2023

04 October 2023A new study published today, analysing wastewater samples from several aged care and retirement homes in Adelaide, has uncovered worrying signs of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in at least...

Antiviral drugs could preserve insulin in children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes

Oct 4, 2023

New research shows that, among children with type 1 diabetes, treatment with antiviral drugs could help preserve insulin levels. They did this by administering antivirus medication to children and young...

Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Launches Pioneering Therapeutics Accelerator to Advance Innovative Treatments for Rare Diseases

Oct 4, 2023

The Accelerator is a first-in-kind, transatlantic initiative to identify, fund and advance breakthrough academic discoveries to deliver new treatments for the 400 million people worldwide who suffer from rare diseases....

Study: The trust in child welfare services varies greatly between European countries

Oct 3, 2023

Eastern European countries have been very critical of the Norwegian child welfare system, but we know little about the attitudes of the populations in these countries towards their own child...

Disagreement over phasing out ‘special schools’ leaves segregation on the table

Oct 3, 2023

Education segregation could continue for Australia’s young people for at least another generation – and possibly longer – in light of the disability royal commission recommendations. But the commissioners passed...

Brain biometrics help identify sports concussions

Oct 3, 2023

03 October 2023Novel brain biometrics could help inform whether an athlete is ready to return to play following a concussion, according to new research from the University of South Australia....

IVF study sheds new light on early stages of embryo development

Oct 3, 2023

The unique combination of data from arrested embryos also sheds new light on the still largely mysterious earliest stages of pregnancy through natural means. "It is very surprising that most...

Possible new treatment for leukemia

Oct 3, 2023

The leukemia cells in red are killed after a few hours, while various normal blood cells in orange, blue and green remain unaffected by the treatment. The blood from Patient...

Type 2 diabetes diagnosis at age 30 can reduce life expectancy by up to 14 years

Oct 3, 2023

Previous estimates have suggested that adults with type 2 diabetes die, on average, six years earlier than adults without diabetes. There is uncertainty, however, about how this average reduction in...