by Matilda Meikle | May 9, 2023 | Science
Scientists have discovered a new treatment that could solve one of Australia’s biggest health problems. The clinical trial, which was undertaken at Macquarie University, focused on developing a better understanding of the causes of chronic back pain, and the...
by Matilda Meikle | Apr 10, 2023 | Science
A new program from Macquarie University will attempt to put an end to cyberbullying in schools. The study, led by Macquarie University researchers, will focus on teaching bystanders to actively defend their peers, putting an end to the culture of disengagement which...
by Matilda Meikle | Mar 7, 2023 | Science
Research has revealed that Australian grass can be used to create medical gels. Trioda Wilingi, a company developed by the University of Queensland and UniQuest, has discovered that spinifex grass can be used to develop medical gels. Compared to conventional products,...
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...
by Lauren Lefever | Dec 21, 2022 | Environment, Science
In western Queensland, near the remote town of McKinlay, a group of amateur female palaeontologists (known as the “Rock Chicks”) unearthed a rare 100 million-year-old fossil of an ancient dinosaur. The plesiosaur fossil, known as an elasmosaur, was complete with the...
