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Contaminated food a significant cause of disease
Associate Professor Martyn Kirk has issued a warning about the risks of foodborne disease in the wake of new figures […]
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New trial aims to ‘virtually eliminate’ new HIV infections in NSW b…
A landmark clinical trial led by UNSW researchers aims to halve new HIV infections in NSW within two years and ‘virtually eliminate’ HIV […]
“Good” mozzie virus might hold key to fighting human disease
Australian scientists have discovered a new virus carried by one of the country’s most common pest mosquitoes. The new virus […]
Alcoholism drug breakthrough in waking up dormant HIV
Disulfiram, a drug used to treat alcoholism, could be a ‘game changer’ in the pursuit of a non-toxic drug capable […]
Natural immunity may lead fight against liver disease
University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered the role played by a family of genes, which can suppress hepatitis C virus […]
Potential new treatment for tuberculosis
Deakin University scientists have discovered a potential new treatment for tuberculosis, a disease rapidly gaining resistance against current medical therapies. […]
New technique paves the way for finding a HIV vaccine
Researchers are one step closer to finding an effective vaccine against HIV thanks to a new approach to systematically understanding […]
Natural immunity may lead fight against liver disease
University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered the role played by a family of genes, which can suppress hepatitis C virus […]
Scarlet fever making a comeback
An international study led by University of Queensland (UQ) researchers has tracked the re-emergence of a childhood disease which had […]
New flu protections following high season
Vulnerable Australians will get free access to even stronger protections against the flu in 2016 following another record number of […]
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