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Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet

New research shows that teeth contain a week-by-week climatic history of their owner’s childhood.

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Pill testing demonstration at CanTEST in Canberra.
Thursday, 21 Dec 2023
  • News
  • Research story

The majority of drug-related deaths at Australian music festivals over the past two decades have involved young people combining multiple illicit substances with alcohol, according to a first-of-its-kind study involving an expert from The Australian National University (ANU).

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Sarah Mann leads the JCSMR choir during an end of year concert.
Tuesday, 19 Dec 2023
  • News

The magic of song is helping a group of ANU College of Science and Medicine academics escape the demands of research.

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Tom Gibbs won the ANU Student Volunteer of the Year award for 2023.
Monday, 18 Dec 2023
  • News

Tom Gibbs found a passion interacting with patients one on one, breaking down pathologies in Leyman's terms and bringing them a degree of comfort.

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Python snake on a branch
Monday, 18 Dec 2023
  • Research story

The world’s first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and the Canberra Hospital after they detected a live eight-centimetre roundworm from a carpet python in the brain of a 64- year-old Australian woman.

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Rocket launching at nighttime
Monday, 18 Dec 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

A new report shows what the Australian public thinks about Australia’s investment and activities in space and the results are eye opening.

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Top image: Professor Carola Vinuesa (left) with Kathleen Folbigg. Photo: ANU
Monday, 18 Dec 2023
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  • Research story

Kathleen Folbigg was imprisoned over the deaths of her four children. Then, an ANU-led breakthrough uncovered the medical mystery behind the tragedy.

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Associate Professor Azure Hermes. Photo: Jamie Kidston/ANU
Monday, 18 Dec 2023
  • News
  • Research story

The most comprehensive analysis of Indigenous Australians’ genomes collected to date has revealed an “abundance” of DNA variations – some of which have never been reported anywhere else in the world – paving the way for new, tailored treatments that address health inequities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Nathan Reynolds in his lab at JCSMR, the ANU College of Health & Medicine at ANU in Canberra.
Friday, 15 Dec 2023
  • News
  • Research story

It was during a psychology course that Nathan Reynolds learned he was more interested in the brain rather than the mind.

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baby in summer outfit
Thursday, 14 Dec 2023
  • News

Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and intense in Australia. This can cause illness or worsen existing conditions. During hot weather, hospital admissions and deaths increase. Babies are among those particularly vulnerable. Looking after a baby during extreme heat takes a little planning and a lot of patience.

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