The Australian government has promised $10.7 million (US$7.5 million) in funding for eight projects across six universities to progress in new fields of neurological research. The commitment comes under the $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), and Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a release on Tuesday that the projects could revolutionise how medical…
Australian Government Backs Research into Neurological Conditions
May 18, 2022
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New Study to Examine Link Between Blood Pressure Meds and Breast Cancer
May 18, 2022
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A new study conducted by Curtin University will examine the link between long-term use of common blood pressure pills and the risks of getting breast cancer. The lead researcher of the study Prof. Rachael Moorin said there were global concerns that the drugs could be causing an increase in breast cancer for women. “The use of calcium…
CSIRO Collaborating With Australian Pharma to Develop Medicinal Psychedelics
May 18, 2022
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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has received a license to work with local Australian biomedical companies to “extract, synthesise, improve and then develop manufacturing processes” for up to 15 different psychedelic compounds. The organisation will first be collaborating with Melbourne Natural MedTech which is “working to develop psychedelic treatments for several unmet…
Scientists Reveal COPD Patients More Susceptible to COVID-19
May 17, 2022
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Australian researchers have found out why chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients face a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, which could be critical in developing new drugs. Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Technology Sydney published their findings in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. COPD is an inflammatory…
LIVE: Congress Holds First Public UFO Hearing in Over 50 Years
The House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee will hold an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena on May 17. Following the open portion of the hearing, the subcommittee will hold a closed, classified briefing. Who Honorable Ronald S. Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Scott W. Bray, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence…
LIVE: Congress Holds Hearing on UFOs
The House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee will hold an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena on May 17. Following the open portion of the hearing, the subcommittee will hold a closed, classified briefing. Who Honorable Ronald S. Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Scott W. Bray, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence…
Hand Gestures May Hold Key to Remedying Australia’s Low Maths Ranking
May 17, 2022
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With Australia now holding a secondary school mathematics ranking of 29 out of the 38 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations, a drop of 18 places compared to 20 years ago, a new international paper co-authored by a University of South Australia cognitive psychologist shows that hand gestures may provide part of the solution….
LIVE on May 17, 9 AM ET: First UFO Hearing in Congress
The House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee will hold an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena on May 17. Following the open portion of the hearing, the subcommittee will hold a closed, classified briefing. Who Honorable Ronald S. Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Scott W. Bray, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence…
Tonga Volcanic Eruption Was Largest Ever Documented, Say Scientists
The Tonga volcanic eruption in January was the largest atmospheric explosion documented since the 1883 Krakatoa eruption in Indonesia, according to scientists. Tonga was hit by an underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano and subsequent tsunami on Jan. 15, which wiped out an entire village on one of Tonga’s small outer islands and killed…
Fossil of Pregnant Ichthyosaur Discovered in Chile
The University of Magallanes announced on May 10 the discovery of the complete fossil of a pregnant ichthyosaur in Chile’s Patagonian glacier. The paleontologist who led the team said it was the only known fossil of a pregnant ichthyosaur from the Early Cretaceous period, between 129 and 139 million years ago The four-meter-long fossil was…
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