A new study in mice suggests fasting could increase the risk of cancer. Yet previous research has said the opposite. Here’s what to make of these conflicting findings.
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Here’s why so few drug candidates in animal trials end up as human therapies.
The bigger the brain, the better we are at finding fruit. But is that true? A new study on wild primates refutes this idea.
Clinical trial funders now insist studies use female participants. But it will still take a long time for our understanding of how medicine affects women to catch up.
Biomedical studies have traditionally used male animals and men as research subjects. That is a problem for everyone because for many diseases, there are sex differences in how they affect people.
Preclinical studies are an important part of biomedical research, often guiding future trials in humans. Failure to replicate research results suggests a need to increase the quality of studies.
Ready to party post-pandemic, but at the same time feeling shy? Here’s how social isolation affects the brain – and what research suggests about the effects of resocialization.
New study suggests that women should avoid alcohol around the time of conception.
Domestic cats spend a quarter of their waking hours grooming. But that tongue action on the fur does more than keep fur clean – it also helps keep a cat cool.
Autism and vitamin D: an in-depth look at what the new study actually found.
A US study into whether a new drug can give us a tan without going into the sun generated headlines around the world. Here’s what the study really says.
Headlines screaming that aged cheese could be an aid to better ageing were based on a paper that didn’t test the effects of cheese on ageing.
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide University
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Principal Research Fellow, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Adelaide University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, The University of Western Australia
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NHMRC Senior Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Associate in Neuroscience, Virginia Tech
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Senior Lecturer in Zoology and Ecology, James Cook University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer, Neuropharmacology, University of Bath
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Professor, The Univeristy of Queensland, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Sciences, McMaster University