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Lab Down Under is a science blog that aims at highlighting the best Australian science being conducted in an in-depth, accurate and non-hyped manner.
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2y ago
The use of genomics is changing how the medical sector diagnoses and manages cancer with tissue pathologists lying at the forefront of this evolution, a new review by Australian scientists has found. The review1, published in the journal Pathology in October, scoured through around 130 papers to work out precisely how cancer genomics — the ..read more
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2y ago
Rats which eat a diet consisting of meat pies, dim sims, chips, cakes, and cookies experience changes in brain activity which affect both their motivation and preference for sugary drinks, Australian researchers have found. The study1, published by UNSW researchers in the journal Appetite earlier this month, found lengthy exposure to what was called a ..read more
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2y ago
The vast majority of parents of at-risk children diagnosed with chronic lung disease have said advice from their GPs and paediatricians about the COVID-19 vaccine would positively impact their decision to get their kids vaccinated, a new survey has found. The research, conducted by scientists from the University of New South Wales and published in ..read more
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2y ago
Researchers from UNSW have uncovered how tiny anchor-like chains lock our cells in place in a new finding which could promote better cancer research and treatments in the future. In a paper published in Nature Materials earlier this month1, the researchers identified the protein chain used in these tiny anchors, called focal adhesions, which link ..read more
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2y ago
A state-of-the-art detector has spotted two rare events which Australian researchers say could come from high frequency gravitational waves originating from a primordial black hole or a cloud of dark matter. In a paper1 published earlier this month, researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics (CDM) and the University of ..read more
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2y ago
Around one in five scientists report being put under pressure from the bodies funding their research including through suppression, delays and alteration of findings, a new global survey has found. In a paper published in PLOS One earlier this month1, researchers from the University of Newcastle revealed the study was an attempt to understand how ..read more
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2y ago
The efficacy and safety of muscle relaxants to treat low back pain has been thrown into uncertainty thanks to a systematic review by Australian researchers which found there was a lack of solid evidence to back the use of these drugs to reduce pain intensity. The review1, which was published in The BMJ in July ..read more
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2y ago
Melbourne law firm Advocate Me has released a blog post regarding COVID-19 vaccines, lockdowns, government censorship and more which contains a number of inaccuracies despite the firm engaging in what it claims has been a “complete immersion into the facts”. In a blog post entitled “Forces of Nature” published on July 26, Advocate Me’s Sandy ..read more
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2y ago
With claims floating around that COVID-19 lockdowns have led to countless deaths and caused more harm than the disease itself, a new review by an international team researchers has examined whether there was any evidence to back up these views. The narrative review1, which was published in BMJ Global Health in July, examined what evidence ..read more
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2y ago
Minimum off-street car parking requirements imposed by the state government on apartments in Melbourne are too high and may be inflating the price of property with wasted space delegated to unused parking spaces, Australian researchers have said. A new paper1 published in the Journal of Transport Geography in June, compared car ownership data in select ..read more