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Mouth to mouth tactic may stop dental decay
³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are exploring if a unique transplant which involves moving good bacteria from one person’s mouth to another – possibly through a special toothpaste - could be the answer to improving dental health.
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Rainy day ice age in the global south
An international study of the mineral deposits in stalactites in South Australia’s Naracoorte Caves, has shed new light on climate conditions in the Southern Hemisphere during ice ages.
Partnership delivers golden opportunity for students with disability
Students living with disability will have a further incentive to study at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ when applications open for the Dylan Alcott Foundation (DAF) scholarship this week.
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A Periodic Table of Food for better health globally
³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are contributing to a global effort to quantify the makeup of the world’s food supply, enabling data-driven solutions to human and planetary health challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change and malnutrition.
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Healthy investment in better patient outcomes
A new precision treatment approach which could improve the lives of people with severe sinusitis and asthma is one of five ³ÉÈË´óƬ health projects to secure a share of more than $5.7 million in funding from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
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³ÉÈË´óƬ reappoints Chancellor
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ Council has announced the Honourable Catherine Branson AC KC will serve a third term as Chancellor.
Strongest contender in decades in fight against breast cancer
For decades, hormonal treatment of breast cancer has been going in one direction – blocking estrogen. Now a global study involving researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has discovered there may be another, less toxic way to defeat the most common form of breast cancer.
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Young Australians are still struggling
A new report into the mental wellbeing of Australia’s youth, written by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, has shown young people across the country are struggling with their resilience and mental health.
Bright minds to fulfill potential in US scholarship
Three ³ÉÈË´óƬ graduates in the fields of healthcare systems, dermatology and musical theatre are taking flight to further their studies internationally, as part of the 2024 Fulbright Scholarships.
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One of the most consequential Australians of the past 100 years
One of Australia’s most highly respected Aboriginal leaders, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG has passed aged 91. The Yankunytjatjara woman, who fought endlessly for the rights of her people, died surrounded by family yesterday.
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