How sea slugs fall in love
Posted in: 2007, QLDScott Cummins and his colleagues at The University of Queensland have uncovered a potent mix of chemicals which acts like a cross between Chanel No 5 and Viagra-but only if you are a sea slug.
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Fats trigger immune defence
Posted in: 2007, VicSynchrotron light delivers Nature paper for young scientist Natalie Borg and colleagues from Monash and Melbourne universities have shown for the first time how the body’s immune defence system can be triggered by fats, sugars and other biological compounds, not just by proteins. The research, published recently in Nature, opens the way to potential new…
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More muscle, less body fat without dieting
Posted in: 2006, VicA combination of supplements readily available in health food stores can double the rate at which an exercise program builds muscle and sheds body fat. It’s all a matter of timing, according to Melbourne researchers. The researchers found that people who consumed the supplements immediately before exercising with weights gained much more muscle and strength…
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Fighting septic shock
Posted in: 2006, VicA potential new treatment for septic shock and other inflammatory diseases has been discovered by Monash Institute researchers.
Fresh Science
Fresh Science is on hold for 2022. We will be back in 2023.
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Fresh Science is a national competition and training program helping early-career researchers find and share their stories of discovery.
We take young researchers with no media experience and help them become media spokespeople for their science, and reach stakeholders in government and industry.
Fresh Science gives finalists a taste of life in the limelight, with a day of media training, a day of training in stakeholder engagement, and a public event in their home state.
Alumni of the program include Professor Allan Duffy and Dr Niraj Lal.
Read some of the fresh science we discovered in 2021 here.