A new study links fluoride with cognitive issues. Should we be worried?
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Science

A new study links fluoride with cognitive issues. Should we be worried?

Many studies have linked higher levels of fluoride to lower IQ in children,but not all studies are equal.

  • byAngus Dalton

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Chandeliers,‘qubits’ and Schrödinger’s cat:Inside the bizarre world of quantum computing

Chandeliers,‘qubits’ and Schrödinger’s cat:Inside the bizarre world of quantum computing

In the quantum realm,the laws of physics are different. Now its mind-bending tech could soon transform our lives. How does it work?

  • byAngus Holland,Jackson Graham andAngus Dalton
The case for testing children for high cholesterol

The case for testing children for high cholesterol

New research has reignited a debate about whether children should be screened for high levels of cholesterol,which is often inherited and can begin early.

  • byAisha Dow
The artificial heart set to transform medicine – and the Aussie who invented it

The artificial heart set to transform medicine – and the Aussie who invented it

Biomedical engineer Daniel Timms lost his father to heart disease,but their kitchen-top tests helped him hone a radical idea.

  • byAmanda Hooton
World-first UQ generator turns greenhouse gas into power

World-first UQ generator turns greenhouse gas into power

Researchers from the University of Queensland have created a generator capable of using greenhouse gas to produce electricity,while removing carbon dioxide from the air.

  • byJennifer Dudley-Nicholson
How many lives did COVID vaccines save? Scientists have an estimate

How many lives did COVID vaccines save? Scientists have an estimate

New modelling also reveals Australia’s chronic vaccine delays may have resulted in a life-saving fluke.

  • byAngus Dalton
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Our track record in medical innovation can only be maintained with funding support
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Health

Our track record in medical innovation can only be maintained with funding support

Australian researchers are responsible for a series of globally significant medical inventions and innovations.

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Future of medical research in doubt as question mark lingers over $45 million funding

Future of medical research in doubt as question mark lingers over $45 million funding

The future of a government funding program which has assisted teams developing artificial hearts and turning spider venom into drug therapies is in doubt.

  • byMary Ward
The tiny dietary tweak with a giant health impact
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Science

The tiny dietary tweak with a giant health impact

Scientific studies show replacing regular table salt with potassium or “Cinderella” salt could arrest rising rates of cardiovascular disease. But will it work in our processed-food loving culture?

  • byAngus Dalton
‘Like the Day of the Triffids’:How a researcher saved her friend’s life from the ‘monster’ among us

‘Like the Day of the Triffids’:How a researcher saved her friend’s life from the ‘monster’ among us

When Troy complained on Facebook about something weird in his shoulder,one of his friends who took notice was pandemic-famous epidemiologist Catherine Bennett.

  • bySherryn Groch
Dogs can sniff out bombs,cancer and now PTSD. They don’t have the same success with drugs
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Science

Dogs can sniff out bombs,cancer and now PTSD. They don’t have the same success with drugs

A new study has found dogs can sniff out responses in people with post-traumatic stress disorder. But here’s why they can get it so wrong with drugs.

  • byAngus Dalton