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Children handed tablets early in life are angrier later on, research finds

Preschoolers who used tablets more were more likely to have trouble regulating frustration and anger when assessed a year later, researchers found.

  • By Robert Hart
  • Forbes Staff

Patients fare better with women doctors, study finds

Patients treated by female doctors fare better than patients treated by male doctors, according to new research published Monday, despite the field struggling to improve female representation in research and among practitioners.

  • By Robert Hart
  • Forbes Staff
Photos are by Dan Wilkins and Rebecca Mcwatters of the Environmental stewardship programme at the Australian Antarctic Division.

Australian research seeking solutions for Antarctic diesel spills

Diesel spills can disrupt local ecology with long-lasting effects.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor

$8 million in funding for Strep A collaboration with Moderna

Repeated infections can lead to rheumatic heart disease, the most significant cause of childhood death due to heart failure.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor

Asides

Jay Horvat is an Associate Professor in Immunology and Microbiology working for HMRI at the University of Newcastle

How science research can educate business leaders

Hierarchy can be a scaffold for career growth or a harness that holds back creative thinking.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor

Fertility device aims to revolutionise IVF treatment

The Fertilis devices improve the quality and quantity of embryos.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor
Dr Daniel Mediati, a scientist in the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of New South Wales

Australian researchers discover bacterial mechanism that confers a survival tactic putting patient lives at risk

Golden Staph is one of the major infectious diseases threatening hospitals in Australia.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor
BiomeBank co-founder, CEO and Managing Director Dr Sam Costello | Image source: Supplied

BiomeBank to scale up with $10.65 million capital raise

BiomeBank is aiming to treat and prevent disease by restoring gut microbial ecology.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor

Bugs as drugs: Fighting fungi with bacteria

Invasive fungal infections are estimated to kill more than 1.5 million people every year.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor
Deaths directly linked to alcohol rose sharply during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic

Deaths from alcohol soared during Covid pandemic, CDC says

Deaths directly linked to alcohol rose sharply during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic

  • By Robert Hart
  • Forbes Staff
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