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Cinnamon oil could be key in preventing superbugs
As antibiotics become less effective against superbugs, a Swinburne researcher has been focusing on traditional agents to modify the behaviour...
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New technology for early detection of Type 1 diabetes
Researchers are developing early detection technology for Type 1 diabetes that can accurately predict if a child is at risk […]
Overuse of antibiotics not what the doctor ordered
With increased use of antibiotics worldwide linked to growing antibiotic resistance, a world-first study co-authored by a QUT researcher has […]
HIV treatment-as-prevention is effective in homosexual male couples
Results from a large study of HIV transmission risk among homosexual male couples with differing HIV status were published in […]
Robotic surgery giving hope to prostate cancer patients
In a world first trial, Queensland researchers have found that robotic-assisted prostatectomy is providing equal outcomes for urinary and...
Insights into new corneal surgery
An innovative vision-restoring procedure performed in Australia for less than 10 years has been reported on in detail for the […]
Pets offer therapeutic aid for people with borderline personality disorder
People living with borderline personality disorder may enjoy a better quality of life by owning a pet, new research led […]
How support groups can boost your health
For people living with chronic health conditions such as arthritis, diabetes and cancer, the health system can seem impersonal and […]
Our health report card is in – and here’s what we can learn
Australia is generally a healthy nation but there are some key areas where we could do better, according to the […]
Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for back pain
Anticonvulsant drugs are ineffective in the treatment of lower back and lumbar radicular pain despite prescriptions rising by 500 per […]
Hospital hand hygiene rates may be worse than reported
UNSW medical researchers have found that hand hygiene rates in hospital staff drop sharply when humans undertaking compliance monitoring are […]
Simple test to predict where head and neck cancers spread
New QUT research has shed fresh light on how head and neck cancer spreads to other organs and researchers are […]
‘Bad’ antibodies let blood infections rage
Certain antibodies in a patient’s blood stream may enable life-threatening bacterial infections to spread instead of fighting them off, a […]
No strong evidence that cannabis reduces chronic non-cancer pain
Researchers at UNSW Sydney who conducted one of the world’s longest community studies of its type have found no clear […]
Common chemical products making Australians sick
New research reveals almost one in five (18.9 per cent) Australians report chemical sensitivity, with more than one-third (6.5 per […]
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