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Fish oil, vitamin D in pregnancy lower risk of croup in babies

12 September, 2022

Croup is a viral chest infection that affects young children. It is common and usually mild, but some children will need hospital treatment and breathing support.


Some immunotherapy treatments may damage female fertility

02 September, 2022

The new study found that a type of immunotherapy called immune checkpoint inhibitors resulted in permanent damage to mouse ovaries and the eggs stored inside.


Global pandemic therapeutics centre announced for Melbourne

31 August, 2022

The Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics is designed to create a second shield to protect humanity from future pandemics.


Smoking found to weaken the heart

29 August, 2022

Researchers have found that smokers have weaker hearts than non-smokers, and that the more people smoked, the worse their heart function became.


Towards a low-toxicity treatment for childhood leukaemia

24 August, 2022

Research carried out using synthetic human bone marrow cells is paving the way for the development of safer and kinder treatments for children with leukaemia.


Shift workers can't all adjust to night shift

17 August, 2022

Researchers have not only shown that night work significantly disrupts both sleep quality and circadian rhythm, but also that workers can experience such disruption even after years of night-shift work.


Bringing children closer to nature helps improve lung health

11 August, 2022

Getting children closer to green spaces as they grow up could improve their lung health, according to a study of 3278 children living in and around Porto, Portugal.


Monkeypox named a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance

28 July, 2022 by Lauren Davis

The declaration comes as an international collaboration of clinicians has identified new clinical symptoms in people infected with monkeypox.


Links found between soil pollution and heart disease

18 July, 2022

Evidence is mounting that pollutants in soil may damage cardiovascular health through a number of mechanisms including inflammation and disrupting the body's natural clock.


Hormone blocked to stop skin cancer recurrence

11 July, 2022

Researchers discovered how to reduce the recurrence of skin cancer tumours by blocking a naturally occurring hormone that causes drug resistance in melanoma cells.


Astrocytic urea cycle controls memory impairment in Alzheimer's

06 July, 2022

Researchers reveal the urea cycle in astrocytes as the link between amyloid-beta accumulation and memory loss, uncovering a therapeutic target to treat Alzheimer's.


Cancer survivors have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease

01 July, 2022

This suggests that survivors of cancer are a high-risk group that may need more aggressive cardiovascular disease prevention.


Recurrent pregnancy loss linked to stroke later in life

29 June, 2022

Women with a history of miscarriage and stillbirth have a higher risk of stroke in later life, according to new research.


Uterus transplant safe and effective at combating infertility

23 June, 2022

Transplanting a uterus is an effective and safe method to remedy infertility when a functioning uterus is lacking.


Hypertension linked to irregular sleep, 'forever chemicals'

21 June, 2022

An increased risk of high blood pressure has been linked to irregularities in sleep as well as to higher concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the blood.


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