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It’s surprisingly difficult to measure the age of a fungus

International Lund University, Sweden Trends in Microbiology
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3 hours ago

Medical misinformation putting children at risk

New Zealand Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Waitaha, Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
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Meth contamination in Kiwi homes increased after testing requirements changed

New Zealand Unitec New Zealand,University of Waikato New Zealand Medical Journal
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Replace tax-funded healthcare with 'social insurance' for health equity, experts say

New Zealand University of Otago,Bond University New Zealand Medical Journal
13 hours ago

Fossils suggest live births in mammals started much earlier than we thought

International National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina Frontiers in Mammal Science
17 hours ago

Strep A immunity is possible without getting sick

Australia; VIC; QLD Griffith University,The University of New England,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne Nature Communications
18 hours ago

Solar power’s looming waste crisis: growing PV waste could turn into a $100 billion industry

Australia; International; SA Adelaide University Nature
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18 hours ago

EXPERT REACTION: Vanilla flavouring in vapes may be linked to difficulty conceiving and miscarriages - lab study suggests

International University of California Riverside, USA Human Reproduction
19 hours ago

Severe mental illness linked to preventable physical disease and shorter life span

Australia; NSW; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,Griffith University The Lancet Psychiatry
20 hours ago

Leucovorin prescribing rates soared after the US administration suggested it was an autism treatment

International University of Michigan, USA New England Journal of Medicine
23 hours ago

Ask Reddit: what women really want to know about the Tdap vaccine

International Purdue University, USA PLOS Global Public Health
23 hours ago

Rangers and scientists map vulnerable reefs in the Groote Archipelago

Australia; NSW; NT University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Anindilyakwa Land and Sea Rangers PLOS One
23 hours ago

How can clubs prepare for a sudden heart attack in a young athlete?

International Oregon Health & Science University, USA JACC: Advances
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Parents may be less likely to injure themselves running if they run with the pram

International Pennsylvania State University, USA PLOS One
13 August 2026

Stigma around mental illness may be lower among Aotearoa's Māori and Pacific communities

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Canterbury,University of Waikato,University of Auckland Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
13 August 2026

Female treefrogs have trouble swiping right for a mate

International University of Tennessee, USA iScience
13 August 2026

New discovery sheds light on breast cancer treatment resistance

Australia; NSW; VIC Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,The University of Melbourne,Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of New South Wales Nature
13 August 2026

Trial points to an alopecia treatment

Australia; International; VIC The University of Melbourne,Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA JAMA Dermatology
13 August 2026

European ancestry linked to greater bowel cancer risk

International The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, USA JAMA Network Open
13 August 2026

We should probably be doing more for postpartum mums after gestational diabetes

International Stanford University Medical Center, USA JAMA Network Open
13 August 2026

Why one tree survives drought while another doesn’t

Australia; International; TAS University of Tasmania,University of Minnesota, Columbia University, Uppsala University Nature
13 August 2026

What is cannabis' effect on your heart?

International University of California, San Francisco, USA Journal of the American College of Cardiology
12 August 2026

The multi-purpose reactor OPAL, now in its 20th year, is not a power reactor

Australia; NSW Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
12 August 2026

The internet can't get enough of cats… but cats might have had enough of the internet

Australia; SA Adelaide University Anthrozoös
12 August 2026

Caught on film: east coast dolphins catching fish with shells

Australia; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Marine Mammal Science
12 August 2026

Wind farms need smarter, site-specific strategies to protect birds and bats 

Australia; WA Murdoch University Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Expert Reaction
12 August 2026

Ocean warming and fishing rates are impacting global fisheries

New Zealand; International Institut Des Sciences De L'evolution De Montpellier, France Journal of the Royal Society Interface
12 August 2026

The strange sex lives of Aussie redback spiders and their NZ katipō cousins

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Hamburg, Germany Biology Letters
12 August 2026

Olympic athletes' mental health should be routinely screened and monitored, says IOC

Australia; VIC The University of Melbourne,Orygen,University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA British Journal of Sports Medicine
12 August 2026

Could you stop taking your statins?

International Hôpital Saint-André, CHU de Bordeaux, France The Lancet Healthy Longevity
12 August 2026

Advancing heart valve disease treatments

Australia; International; VIC Murdoch Children's Research Institute,The University of Melbourne,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,Monash University,QIMR Berghofer Cell Stem Cell
12 August 2026

When is it best to vaccinate pregnant mums against the flu in areas that don't have a winter flu season?

International Communicable Diseases Agency, Singapore JAMA Network Open
12 August 2026

The potential of pangenome-guided breeding for higher yields and adaptability

Australia; International; WA Murdoch University Cell
12 August 2026

Fat around your middle is better than BMI for predicting the risk to your heart

International Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, USA JACC
12 August 2026

Digital support for mothers using alcohol to cope with anxiety

Australia; NSW The University of Sydney
11 August 2026

Bradfield City biosolar roof sets new standard for climate-resilient cities

Australia; NSW University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Bradfield Development Authority

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