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Gut bacteria changes could signal onset of rare genetic disease
New research may have uncovered a relationship between changes in bacteria in the gut and a rare neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects people in a remote Indigenous community in the Northern Territory.
COVID-19 could cause long-term neuron damage: new study
New research has shown that COVID-19 can fuse brain cells together, and could explain brain fog, headaches, loss of taste and smell and other long-term neurological symptoms some patients experience.
Earth's first flower was pollinated by insects: world-first research
For the first time, scientists have been able to trace the origins of how flowers were pollinated more than 140 million years ago.
Please explain: What is a debt ceiling?
Many governments are grappling with burgeoning national debt, accelerated by post-COVID stimulus spending. Economist Dr Ben Zhe Wang from the Macquarie Business School explains what a debt ceiling is and why it is so important.
Bowel cancer rates are rising among younger people
A new study has found that bowel cancer patients under 50 often experience delays in diagnosis, despite rates of bowel cancer markedly increasing in this group in recent decades.
Australian children needed more mental health medications during the pandemic
A new study of general practice data has found there was a rise in the number of prescriptions written for children and adolescents during the pandemic for conditions including depression and anxiety.
Good vs evil: how the urge to win drives gaming decisions
Researchers have built their own computer game to test the impact of meters which give players a morality score for the decisions they make while playing.
Man-made boulders with rock pools dropped into Sydney Harbour
Living boulders containing artificial rock pools installed in Lavender Bay will provide critical habitat for harbour marine animals.
The scandal that rocked the Australian art world
A Macquarie historian’s book about the 1944 Archibald Prize scandal over William Dobell's winning portrait is gaining more recognition during this year's exhibition, on now at the NSW Art Gallery.
Breakthrough reveals how superbug infects and resists antibiotics
Work is underway into how science can stop the superbug A. baumanniii after research exposes a weak link in the deadly but poorly understood pathogen.
"Nothing short of miraculous” - The drug offering hope to MND patients
For the first time a breakthrough genetic treatment is prolonging life for people with an inherited form of motor neuron disease, triggering new hope for other forms of the deadly neurodegenerative condition.
How COVID has changed the Australian job market: new data
Which are the country’s top 20 employers? What skills are they seeking? Which job sectors are struggling to recover from COVID? A data analysis of 2.2 million Australian job ads by Macquarie Business School researchers reveals a new employment landscape.