Scientists Discover Key Brain Differences in Suicidal Youth
A new study has discovered subtle structural brain changes in young people with suicidal behaviors. Suicide is the second greatest cause of mortality among young…
A new study has discovered subtle structural brain changes in young people with suicidal behaviors. Suicide is the second greatest cause of mortality among young…
The study found that the gene promotes muscle strength during exercise. Researchers have discovered a gene that increases muscle strength when activated by exercise, opening…
Immune changes can cause peanut allergy remission The potential of new, more focused allergy treatments is now possible thanks to the identification of the key…
Australian researchers have revealed how the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) obtains the essential nutrient, manganese, from our bodies, which could lead to better therapies to…
Findings from a review conducted by University of Melbourne researchers shows multiple disasters can have complex impacts on physical health, mental health, and well-being which…
Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by…
Using an algorithm based on the physical properties of soap bubbles, researchers at the University of Melbourne have developed software to solve operational issues in…
University of Melbourne-led research has shown the flavonoid pinocembrin, derived from Australian eucalyptus trees, has strong anti-inflammatory properties and could be safe and effective at…
Atom by atom: new silicon computer chip technique opens up quantum computing construction possibilities. Quantum computers could be constructed cheaply and reliably using a new…
New research has uncovered how mitochondria – the energy powerhouse of our cells implicated in devastating mitochondrial disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancers – respond…
New research could form the basis for developing life-changing therapies that limit the impact of diabetic eye disease – a condition that could potentially affect…
The University of Melbourne is establishing a world-class research lab for de-extinction and marsupial conservation science thanks to a $5 million philanthropic gift. The gift…
Individuals with high openness to experience tend to excel in creative tasks and have unique perceptual experiences, such as longer duration of seeing merged images…
Using Neutron Stars To Detect Dark Matter The search for dark matter may need a detector larger than we can build on Earth, but it…
Global warming will cause extreme sea levels to occur almost every year by the end of the century, impacting major coastlines worldwide, according to new…
Short gamma-ray bursts are extremely bright bursts of high-energy light that last for a couple of seconds. In many of these bursts, there is a…
US startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from extinction and into the frosty landscape of the…
New dating techniques reveal kangaroo painting is about 17,300 years old. A two-meter-long painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia’s Kimberley region has been identified…