Health
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Research
Massive study shows Pfizer vaccine is effective
A nation-wide study has once again found the vaccine works.
A study with over half a million subjects has found the Pfizer mRNA vaccine to be 92% effective at preventing infecti...
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Why don’t whales get cancer?
Cetaceans may have more rapidly evolving genes.
Whales, dolphins and porpoises are the world’s largest and longest-living mammals – and they can resist cancer. W...
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Towards a Strep A vaccine
Researchers use novel technique to produce a vaccine candidate for deadly Streptococcus A.
New research from Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics, Queensland, has advanced the development of a vaccin...
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How toxic is foam insulation?
Scientists call for rigorous analysis of under-tested chemicals used to make buildings “green”.
Since industrialisation, chemicals have been rolled out without sufficient testing, resulting in dire consequences fo...
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COVID Booster
The five things science learned about COVID-19 last week.
Neanderthal genes protect us from COVID-19 A group of genes that reduce by 20% a person’s risk of falling seriousl...
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Aussies less keen for COVID jab
Vaccine resistance sentiment grows as rollout approaches.
Australians are substantially more hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccination now than they were six months ago, accordi...
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Interactive dreaming
Scientists communicate with people while they’re asleep.
Scientists say they’ve achieved an “outlandish” phenomenon, showing that it’s possible to have two-way dialogue with ...
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Less guesswork for IVF
Online tools assist with IVF clinic choice and predict chance of treatment success.
A new website allows prospective parents to see the success rates of all 85 accredited IVF clinics across Australia, ...
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Conversation
Mutations, variants and strains
What’s the difference? A guide to COVID terminology.
By Lara Herrero, Griffith University and Eugene Madzokere, Griffith University Living through a global pandemic ov...
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WHO's whodunnit
Investigators declare Wuhan lab COVID-origin theory “extremely unlikely”.
World Health Organization (WHO) officials announced their much-anticipated findings on the origins of COVID-19 at a p...
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COVID Booster: Inhalable droplets and talking to kids
Five things science learned about COVID last week.
Nebuliser might be responsible for transmission in hotel quarantine Nebulisers – medical devices that turn liquid ...