by The Lighthouse | Sep 5, 2023 | Science
Kangaroos have superior tendons and Australian sports injury experts aim to use them to revolutionise treatment for common knee injuries. Australia could soon be supplying the world with a uniquely strong, long-lasting and readily available replacement for damaged...
by The Lighthouse | Aug 29, 2023 | Environment
Behavioural ecologist Dr Ben Ashton, who is researching magpie cognition and behaviour, explains. Magpie swooping behaviour is associated with their breeding season – this includes the periods when they are nest-building, mating, incubating eggs and looking after...
by The Lighthouse | Jun 20, 2023 | Science
Aided by a retina map developed by Macquarie University researchers, a major international study has identified protein markers in the eye that mirror changes in the brain, offering hope for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. Changes in the eye could signal...
by The Lighthouse | Feb 22, 2023 | Science
A coalition of researchers, including social scientists from Macquarie University, is calling for urgent government action to tackle the growing number of Australians skipping meals or eating low quality food. A combination of floods, rising living costs and the...
by The Lighthouse | Jan 11, 2023 | Science
A new gene therapy treatment that has been shown to reduce uncontrolled seizures in mice will be ready to begin clinical trials within two years. A study published this month in Science Advances by a team of researchers at Macquarie University’s Dementia Research...
