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💙 DNA testing to pick up men in the top 10% of genetic prostate cancer risk could help detect cases of prostate cancer that other screening might miss, according to research from The University of Melbourne buff.ly/S5rFHxi

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The modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over 8 million years, allowing for the animals and early humans to flourish 🏜️ Read more from @griffithuniversity.bsky.social and the University of Queensland here 👉 buff.ly/qqqOtsD

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Researchers from The Florey, @monashuniversity.bsky.social and the University of Melbourne have engineered a neural graft that flies under the immune system’s radar and evades rejection in rodents 🧠 Grafts like these could one day help treat disorders like Parkinson's disease buff.ly/5KtnZEh

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Working out the relationship between infectious diseases and dementia is a bit like the chicken and the egg problem, but artificial intelligence may help researchers decide which comes first 🐣 Read more from UNSW here 👉 buff.ly/7XFb61q

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Seafaring hunter-gatherers were accessing remote, small islands such as Malta thousands of years before the arrival of the first farmers, according to a study including @griffithuniversity.bsky.social researchers 🏝️ buff.ly/p9tp6VR

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☀️ An Australian-developed online tool for calculating how dangerous a melanoma is can perform just as well for populations around the world, according to new data from @melanomaau.bsky.social , @sydney.edu.au and @scienceanu.bsky.social buff.ly/zwgBbT7

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With school holidays approaching, UNSW researchers are calling for more rip current education, as drowning deaths remain constant over a 20 year study 🌊 They say the risk is highest for young men at unpatrolled beaches 👉 buff.ly/gV6YAD4

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Disadvantaged Aussie households are spending 6.3% of their disposable income on tobacco compared with households in the most advantaged areas who are spending just 2.7%, according to University of Queensland research 🚬 buff.ly/xZJqUMR

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👴 Medicines commonly prescribed for older people in aged care homes to treat mental health conditions need to be reviewed because they may cause loss of balance and lead to unnecessary falls and injuries, Macquarie University researchers say Read more here 👉 buff.ly/VTIJmUG

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Just over 1 in 10 bike riders surveyed report having a crash that they suspect was due to structural weakness in bicycles, according to UNSW They say there's a lot Australians don't know about testing their bikes for issues 🚲 buff.ly/PEeJzPc

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We know cats can cause plenty of ecological damage in Australia, but @curtinuniversity.bsky.social says our pet dogs come with their own host of environmental impacts 🐕 Read more here 👉 buff.ly/ECq7ETh

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A report co-authored by a @flindersuniversity.bsky.social researcher has found current United Nations projections on infant mortality rates are inaccurate 👶 The report says infant mortality is set to rise - in contrast with the projections buff.ly/hoceCpo

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Stress is a tool we can harness to boost our productivity and motivation, according to a @griffithuniversity.bsky.social and UniSC study A stress management expert has developed a 15-minute program that can help people find the positives in their stress 😟 buff.ly/zGgyJpl

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🪸 Restoration isn’t a silver bullet for dying coral reefs, warn experts from @flindersuniversity.bsky.social They say current restoration projects are often too small or run in places with a low chance of long-term success buff.ly/VUgURRS

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An Edith Cowan University project is using the power of music and storytelling to support older Italian migrants, including those living with dementia The Comusichiamo project involves co-creating songs and booklets inspired by their language and memories 🎶 buff.ly/ZGq5n5B

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As agricultural technology advances, small farmers in Indonesia are being left behind – but a new report from UTS reveals practical solutions to bridge the gap between farmers and tech innovators 🧑‍🌾 buff.ly/Lm6VX4y

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If you're spending too much time gaming alone at home, starting a D&D campaign could be just what you need 🎲 A research team including @flindersuniversity.bsky.social has investigated a tabletop role-playing game as a mental health intervention buff.ly/kc7lEL2

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Field trials conducted at The University of Queensland show microbial biotechnology could be a game-changer for farming with simultaneous benefits for soil regeneration, crop yield and carbon sequestration 🌱 buff.ly/vmJRBIa

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An @scienceanu.bsky.social report has found there are still fewer women and men running in the 2025 federal election, and they're more likely to be running in 'glass cliff' electorates that are harder to win and precarious to hold 🗳️ buff.ly/SdrvQlt

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@wehi-research.bsky.social researchers have shown a new drug compound can prevent long COVID symptoms in mice – a finding they say could lead to a future treatment for the debilitating condition 🦠 buff.ly/RIKNiXG

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🎬 That's a wrap! Presenting the IMMP Class of 2025 after two days of intensive media training with JP Janke, Kerri- Lee Barry and Alexis Moran at SBS NITV @guycameron.me @sydneyuni.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social @sahmri.bsky.social @burnetinstitute.bsky.social

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Australian researchers spoke to the AusSMC this week about a study that found a link between some mixtures of common food additives and type 2 diabetes They say it's hard to draw strong conclusions from a study like this 👉 buff.ly/ONCFNUF

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@monashuniversity.bsky.social researchers have discovered that swimming sperm create swirling fluid vortices – shaped like rolling corkscrews – giving them an extra boost in the race to the egg 🥚 buff.ly/M4ASBY5

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@mcri.bsky.social , University of Melbourne and Swinburne University of Technology researchers have developed a scale to measure gender euphoria among trans people, a move that could help improve gender diverse mental health care 🏳️‍⚧️ buff.ly/tzXy3rl

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Sea urchin overpopulation can lead to barren areas in the Great Southern Reef, and a University of Newcastle study has found large fish are doing less than previously thought to eat the problem 🐟 buff.ly/VjxdoOl

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A new virtual reality training program developed by Edith Cowan University is set to revolutionise how volunteer ambulance officers and paramedics prepare for unplanned out-of-hospital births 👶 buff.ly/DG8ofPn

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Putting yesterday's lesson into practice today 🎥 On-camera interviews for Brooke Conley from the University of Melbourne, Jordan Pitt & Simone Sherriff from @sydney.edu.au and Troy Combo from @burnetinstitute.bsky.social with SBS NITV's JP Janke as part of the IMMP2025 supported by CSIRO and CSL

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🎤What better way to learn about being interviewed than to be the interviewer! Kerri-Lee Barry turned over the mic to Jordan Pitt from @sydney.edu.au to chat with Belle Hart @wehi-research.bsky.social at the Indigenous Media Mentoring Program taking place at SBS NITV thanks to CSL and CSIRO funding

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Water flowing beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet plays a much bigger role in ice loss than current models assume, according to @antarctic.bsky.social ❄️ buff.ly/zH1WAvl

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A global study shows that in human-disturbed regions, many native plant species are absent from their natural habitats, contributing to the missing “dark diversity” 🌱 Read more from @monashuniversity.bsky.social , UNSW, @jcuofficial.bsky.social and Macquarie University here 👉 buff.ly/JPmHh7e

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Australian native fruits such as the Kakadu and Davidson plums have been used by Indigenous communities for thousands of years for their health benefits, and now Western Sydney University researchers are looking at how to unlock the antioxidant power of these foods buff.ly/PGyWf62

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New research from @griffithuniversity.bsky.social and UNSW has highlighted more than 43% of Queensland’s current productive aquaculture sites are expected to be impacted by sea level rise 🌊 buff.ly/oE3b8EF

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Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhoea-causing strain of bacteria uses “molecular scissors” to cut open and destroy gut cells, leading to severe illness and sometimes death ✂️ buff.ly/ortqFak

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Adelaide Uni research has revealed that tropical forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, raising concerns about their long-term resilience 🌳 buff.ly/MCf9jeh

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@garvaninstitute.bsky.social researchers are recruiting Australians with a known or suspected rare genetic disease as part of a national study focused on understanding their underlying cause Find out more here 👉 buff.ly/XNkn3lv

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@monashuniversity.bsky.social scientists have developed a new method to distinguish between chronic pain subtypes, such as fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy, called 'pain on a chip' buff.ly/9uTrkvA

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🙎‍♀️ Women who have an extended period of loneliness in their life could see their risk of an early death tripled, according to @sydneyuni.bsky.social , UNSW and Western Sydney University buff.ly/Fgdtauu

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Australia has experienced a 37% rise in dangerous heat exposure over the past two decades, while becoming the world's second-highest hotspot for climate litigation, according to Macquarie University, @scienceanu.bsky.social and @curtinuniversity.bsky.social 🥵 buff.ly/i34SAKg

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Communicating complex science in a way that the public can understand is crucial, but a University of Adelaide study has found women are often shouldering the bulk of this work due to societal expectations and a sense of duty 👩‍🔬 buff.ly/9KUseTV

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A hidden threat facing Australia’s regent honeyeater has been uncovered in a new @scienceanu.bsky.social study 🧬 The critically endangered regent honeyeater once numbered in the hundreds of thousands, but their population has dwindled to fewer than 300 🪶 buff.ly/EpglzNt

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UQ researchers have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some bacteria used oxygen long before evolving the ability to produce it through photosynthesis 🧫 buff.ly/EPIqJNm

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@mcri.bsky.social and The University of Melbourne have developed a world-first guideline on complicated urinary tract infections in children 👶 buff.ly/qYrYx6U

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Oceans are at the forefront of many new climate-related projects, but @utas.edu.au , University of Melbourne and @jcuofficial.bsky.social say project speeds are outpacing the ability to govern them and manage their potential impacts on marine ecosystems and communities 🌏 buff.ly/2s9HvCY

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Aiming to assist with an often-overlooked side of motor neurone disease, a new @flindersuniversity.bsky.social project is working with people living with MND, and their families, to understand and manage cognitive and behavioural changes associated with the disease buff.ly/cRirZD8

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A new approach in imaging technology from UTS promises to transform our understanding of the inner workings of living cells 🧬 The technology could help scientists understand the root causes of diseases like cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and metabolic conditions 🏥 buff.ly/VW20JCv

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UNSW, @scienceanu.bsky.social and @sydneyuni.bsky.social research into a cluster of stars 2700 light years away reveals their stages of evolution through the ‘sounds’ they make 🎶 This discovery will allow scientists to map the history of the Milky Way and other galaxies 🌌 buff.ly/YJMMkRm

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Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history 🌏 Macquarie University, @curtinuniversity.bsky.social and QUT say Earth's first crust about 4.5 billion years ago probably had features remarkably like today’s continental crust buff.ly/JJOqS4Y

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🥗 Australian women who follow Australian Dietary Guidelines or a Mediterranean-style diet are 40% more likely to reach their mid-to-late 70s than those with poorer diets, according to research from @georgeinstitute.bsky.social and The University of Newcastle buff.ly/V4VpWUb

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🩺 AI-powered, internet-connected medical devices have the potential to revolutionise healthcare by enabling early disease detection, real-time patient monitoring, and personalised treatments, according to the University of Technology Sydney buff.ly/DDXr9Pr

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It's not just the goals we aim for, but why we want to achieve them that influences our wellbeing, according to Edith Cowan University research 📈 buff.ly/60oVhI4

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