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Silverstone sovereigns: ECU Racing claims another world title in the UK

Edith Cowan University's (ECU) Racing team has been crowned the overall Formula Student UK Champion for the second time, with its trailblazing hybrid race car Gwen powering past more than 100 universities from around the world at the iconic Silverstone Circuit.

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WA joins national call to fight long COVID: ECU partners with BioBank

For the first time, Western Australians are rolling up their sleeves to help find answers to two of the most misunderstood and debilitating illnesses in the country, and Edith Cowan University researchers say everyone can play an important role.

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New ECU discovery adds to evidence Mars once had water

More than two decades after NASA's Spirit Rover landed on Mars, ECU's Paulo de Souza has made a remarkable new discovery using data from the historic mission.

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Childhood health crisis: One in 11 Aussie kids has high blood pressure

Australian children are developing high blood pressure at alarming rates, with experts saying the condition could be setting kids up for heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease later in life.

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Beans for Blokes, Broccoli for Women: Which Veggies Protect Young Hearts?

The vegetables you put on your plate in your 20s could shape your health for the rest of your life - and a new study from Edith Cowan University suggests men and women may benefit from different veggies.

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Truffles are on the menu for threatened marsupials returning to a World Heritage area

New study confirms important food resources are available to support the successful reintroduction of two threatened marsupials to a Western Australian World Heritage area.

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Your body's secret sugar code could predict disease years before it strikes

Scientists have found that hidden health signals coating your cells could change medicine forever.

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The power of conversation post-childbirth

Midwife-led birth debrief strengthens perinatal mental health.

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ECU's cancer blood biomarkers cohort study receives $100,000 plus in WA Government funding

Led by ECU's Professor Elin Gray, the Cancer Blood Biomarkers Cohort Study has been given a Western Australian Government funding boost.

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From loss to purpose: How new goals can improve life with chronic pain

New ECU research has found people with chronic pain can boost their wellbeing not by giving up old goals, but by finding new meaningful ones.

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Attitudes, not personality, may drive deepfake pornography creation

New ECU research has examined the psychological factors associated with the creation of sexually explicit deepfake images.

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Global corporate affairs leader joins ECU executive team

Internationally recognised corporate affairs and communications executive Lorie Helliwell has joined ECU as Vice-President (Engagement).