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Young adults aren’t using e-cigarettes to quit smoking
Young Australian adults are more likely to use electronic nicotine delivery systems such as e-cigarettes for enjoyment rather than to […]
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Volatile combination of issues puts junior doctors at high risk of burnout
Pressure to perform, lack of support from senior colleagues and inadequate self-care are a volatile combination of factors increasing the […]
National cancer screening programs reduce the risk of death from breast, cervic…
People with breast, cervical and bowel cancers detected through national cancer screening programs have better cancer survival outcomes than...
Uncanny parallel between suicides and overdoses
A study led by UNSW has uncovered a remarkable correlation between mortality rates from drug overdoses and suicides in young […]
We need to talk about sexuality after stroke
Stroke survivors and their partners are not adequately supported to deal with changes to their relationships, self-identity, gender roles and...
Common antibiotic slays superbug
Researchers involved in an international trial tweaking the use of existing antibiotics believe their work could eventually save 30,000 lives...
Immune cell breakthrough in schizophrenia
In one of the biggest breakthroughs in schizophrenia research in recent times, Professor Cynthia Shannon Weickert from Neuroscience Research...
Baldness caused by alopecia could soon be treatable
Baldness caused by alopecia areata could soon be treated safely and effectively, after an international University of Melbourne-led trial found...
Tetris-like program could speed breast cancer detection
Researchers from the University of Adelaide’s Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) are developing a fully-automated medical...
Are we treating body dysmorphic disorder the wrong way?
While it’s long been thought that body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), new findings show this...
New defence against ‘superbug’ infection
Tiny implanted 3-D printed scaffolds infused with antibiotics could revolutionise the way doctors prevent deadly ‘superbug’...
Cord blood clue to respiratory diseases
New research has found children born in the last three months of the year in Melbourne may have a greater […]
World first trial good news for coronary heart disease patients
A new study published in Heart has found that real-time remotely monitored exercise programs could be an effective way to reach more […]
How Hendra and Nipah viruses hijack nuclear trafficking machinery in human cells
Charles Sturt University (CSU) research has uncovered new information about how two deadly viruses, Nipah and Hendra, replicate. The research...
Can aspirin prolong good health?
Three groundbreaking papers published in the New England Journal of Medicine, led by a team of Monash University researchers in […]
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