Anissa Armet (front) prepares food in a test kitchen. Armet co-led a study showing that it’s possible to restore damage to the gut and improve health by mimicking a traditional, non-industrialized diet. (Photo: Supplied)
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology

Traditional diet shows promise for modern gut health

Restoring the gut microbiome could help reduce risk of diabetes and heart disease, study shows.

  • March 13, 2025
  • By Bev Betkowski
The º£½ÇÉçÇø has 18 subjects ranked in the Top 100 and four in the Top 20 globally, according to the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject. (Photo: Alex Pugliese)
Science and Technology, Society and Culture, Health And Wellness

º£½ÇÉçÇø’s strong subjects make gains in latest QS rankings

University ranks among the world’s Top 20 in four subjects including engineering, sport science and nursing.

  • March 12, 2025
  • By Adrianna MacPherson
New research challenges existing guidelines that discourage high-intensity resistance exercise during pregnancy, providing evidence that it can be well tolerated by both the mother and fetus. (Photo: Getty Images)
Research, Health And Wellness

Study confirms safety of high-intensity resistance training during pregnancy

º£½ÇÉçÇø researchers provide new evidence that could lead to updated guidelines for pregnant women.

  • March 12, 2025
  • By Adrianna MacPherson
Toshifumi Yokota leads a º£½ÇÉçÇø research team that has taken the first step toward proving its innovative gene therapy can treat a rare genetic condition called dysferlinopathy that impairs the body’s ability to repair damaged muscles. (Photo: Supplied)
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research

Gene therapy shows promise for treating rare muscle disease

º£½ÇÉçÇø researchers develop a molecule that bypasses genetic mutation to restore a crucial muscle-repairing protein.

  • March 11, 2025
  • By Gillian Rutherford

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Michael Houghton Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

º£½ÇÉçÇø virologist awarded Nobel Prize

Michael Houghton wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C (HCV) virus.

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Science and Technology, Research

º£½ÇÉçÇø Nobel winner’s impact extends from personal to global

Michael Houghton’s colleagues and trainees describe the determination that led him to discover the hepatitis C virus and continue his quest for vaccines that will save millions of lives.
08 October 2020 By Gillian Rutherford
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Research, Science and Technology

COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says º£½ÇÉçÇø Nobel winner

A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is essential—and thanks to scientific advances and global will, it will likely come faster than any previous vaccine, according to virologist Michael Houghton.
08 October 2020 By Michael Brown
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Research, Health And Wellness

º£½ÇÉçÇø virologist Michael Houghton explains the only thing that could best receiving a Nobel Prize.
07 October 2020