Parkinson's alters emotion-related bodily sensations
19 April, 2024People with Parkinson's disease were found to have significant differences in all bodily sensations related to basic emotions when compared with the control subjects.
Softer tumours fuel spread of triple-negative breast cancer
17 April, 2024A metabolic 'survival switch' controlled by the stiffness of triple-negative breast tumours can significantly influence how successfully their cancerous cells spread to other organs.
Pig hearts kept alive outside the body for 24 hours
12 April, 2024A major hurdle for human heart transplantation is the limited storage time of the donor heart outside the body, which is currently only routinely possible for six hours.
Maternal obesity may promote liver cancer in offspring
01 April, 2024The offspring of obese female mice were found to have an 80% risk of developing cancer, compared with 20% for the control group.
Certain hormone drugs linked to increased brain tumour risk
28 March, 2024Prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs has been associated with an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour known as an intracranial meningioma.
Li-Fraumeni syndrome linked to more cancers than we thought
13 March, 2024Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a rare but devastating condition that puts people at extremely high risk of developing multiple cancers during their lifetime.
How lung cancer 'hijacks' immune cell metabolism
06 March, 2024Lung adenocarcinoma cancer cells pull macrophages into the tumour microenvironment and alter their lipid metabolism to turn them into cancer fuel-suppliers.
Ultra-processed foods linked to 32 damaging health outcomes
05 March, 2024Higher exposure to ultra-processed foods is associated with an increased risk of 32 damaging health outcomes, including cancer, heart and lung conditions, mental health disorders and early death.
COVID vaccine found to prevent neonatal complications
27 February, 2024COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy is not associated with any increased risks in newborn infants — while COVID-19 infection puts pregnant women at risk.
Cannabis extract found to slow melanoma cell growth
23 February, 2024A cannabis extract has shown positive results in slowing down melanoma cell growth and increasing cell death rates, according to an in vitro study.
Women with HPV at increased risk of death from heart disease
19 February, 2024Women have a four times higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if they have an infection with a high-risk strain of human papillomavirus.
Why is this tumour subtype so resistant to chemotherapy?
12 February, 2024Patients with the diffuse anaplasia subtype of Wilms tumour tend to become much sicker and face difficult treatment because the tumour is often resistant to chemotherapy.
Re-engineering immune cells offers treatment for lupus
08 February, 2024 by Lauren DavisResearchers have figured out how to fix a defect that causes lupus, by reprogramming the defective cells of lupus patients with protective molecules from healthy people.
Historical medical treatment found to 'transmit' Alzheimer's
02 February, 2024A new study shows the first known evidence of Alzheimer's in living people that appears to have been acquired as a result of previous medical treatments.
Confirmed: flesh-eating Buruli ulcer spread by mosquitoes
31 January, 2024Victorian researchers have solved the 80-year mystery surrounding the spread of Buruli ulcer, a neglected tropical skin disease.
