By David C. Gaze, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Westminster
New studies reveal that orange juice appears to influence thousands of genes in immune cells and improve markers linked to heart disease.
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By Vikram Niranjan, Assistant Professor in Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Limerick
As a public health dentist and researcher, for years I saw the same pattern. Patients with deep root infections often had wider health problems, particularly those with diabetes. I did not yet understand why. Now, scientific studies are beginning to explain the link: treating a deep tooth infection may also help the body manage blood sugar.
A tooth infection might seem like a relatively minor health issue, but its effects can reach far beyond the mouth. Recent…
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By Sabine Lee, Professor in Modern History, University of Birmingham
Heather Tasker, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Dalhousie University
Susan Bartels, Clinician-Scientist, Queen's University, Ontario
Hundreds of returnees and forced migrants reported being terrorised by soldiers and armed militias on both sides of the Sudan civil war.
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By Edward Lavender, Postdoctoral Researcher, Aquatic Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology; Edinburgh Napier University
The development of miniaturised electronic tags that can be attached to animals has been one of the most spectacular developments for biology, environmental science and wildlife conservation in the 21st century.
In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, my colleagues and I unlocked new opportunities to track animals underwater, using advanced statistical techniques also adopted in military and aerospace contexts.…
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By Carl Lipo, Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Research, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, remote island in the Pacific features nearly 1,000 enormous statues – the moai. The magnitude and number of these monuments defy easy explanation.
Since European ships first encountered these stone giants in the 18th century, outsiders have branded the island as fundamentally mysterious, possibly beyond archaeologists’ ability to explain. This…
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By Charlene Wright, Research Fellow, Equitable Cancer Outcomes across Rural and Remote Australia (ECORRA), Deakin University
Anna Ugalde, Associate Professor & Victorian Cancer Agency Fellow, Deakin University
Laura Alston, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University
Skye Marshall, Associate Professor of Rural Health Research, Deakin University
People in rural areas often have to travel long distances for treatment and spend weeks or months away from home, family and work.
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By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
Nikki Turner, Professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
COVID-19 risk might be much lower than in past summers, but it’s not gone - making a pre-Christmas booster for some a good idea.
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By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra
Men are earning on average A$9,753 more than women each year in the form of performance bonuses, allowances and overtime pay.
That’s according to the latest gender pay gap data released on Thursday by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. It covers more than 8,000 private companies for 2024–25, employing more than 5.4 million workers across Australia.
The overall gender pay gap fell to 21.1%, compared to 21.8% in 2023–24. But the gap in discretionary pay makes up a big…
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By Nathan Garland, Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Griffith University
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman – perhaps the most prominent face of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom that accelerated with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022 – loves scaling laws.
These widely admired rules of thumb linking the size of an AI model with its capabilities inform much of the headlong rush among the AI industry to buy up powerful computer chips, build unimaginably large data centres, and re-open shuttered nuclear plants.
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By Oleksa Drachewych, Assistant Professor in History, Western University
Expectations for peace between Russia and Ukraine should be tempered until there’s a presidential summit between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin and until their signatures are on a treaty.
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