Tumour-agnostic cancer treatment now available in Aus
06 August, 2019A medicine to treat cancer based on the genetic profile of the tumour, rather than tumour type or location, has now been registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
Testosterone may be beneficial in postmenopausal women
01 August, 2019Although best known as a male hormone, testosterone is important for female health and wellbeing, contributing to libido and pleasure as well as helping to maintain normal metabolic function.
Anorexia redefined as both metabolic and psychiatric
19 July, 2019A large-scale genome-wide association study suggests that anorexia nervosa is at least partly a metabolic disorder, and not purely psychiatric as previously thought.
Vitamin D, fibre important for pre-eclampsia prevention
18 July, 2019Simple dietary changes and more sunshine may be able to help women prevent pre-eclampsia, which can threaten the life and future health of both expectant mothers and their offspring.
Achieving a greater understanding of autism
10 July, 2019Scientists have made a breakthrough in their understanding of the genetics of a common form of syndromic autism, while others are calling for the term "high-functioning autism" to be consigned to history.
Treating obesity and diabetes by tricking the brain
09 July, 2019Professor Lora Heisler has revealed a way to harness the target of the brain chemical serotonin to combat the obesity (and related diabetes) epidemic.
Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of high blood pressure
08 July, 2019Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood is associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence.
Adolescence a critical period for schizophrenia patients
27 June, 2019Researchers have discovered that the development of the hippocampus is severely impacted in adolescence following the onset of the first psychotic symptoms.
Melbourne researchers on the cusp of treating MND
19 June, 2019 by Lauren DavisMelbourne-based scientists are trialling what could potentially be the most effective treatment for motor neurone disease developed so far.
Safer treatment for leukaemia discovered
11 June, 2019By refining a therapeutic avenue that was previously abandoned because of its severe side effects, researchers came up with a targeted approach that is both effective and safe.
'Undetectable = untransmittable' holds up in HIV study
08 May, 2019Researchers have shown that suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV reduces the virus load down to undetectable levels, meaning the virus is no longer transmissible.
Possible link between antidepressant use in pregnancy and autism
06 May, 2019Researchers have found a potential link between autistic-like behaviour in adult mice and exposure to a common antidepressant in the womb.
Positive phase I results for colorectal cancer vaccine
03 May, 2019A new colorectal cancer vaccine, developed by US researchers, has shown positive results in a phase I clinical trial to demonstrate that the approach is safe.
Signalling protein may be Achilles heel of pancreatic cancer
26 April, 2019Scientists have shown how pancreatic stellate cells become activated and secrete proteins to form a shell around the tumour in an attempt to wall off and contain it.
Malaria vaccine launched in Malawi
25 April, 2019Known as RTS,S, the vaccine will be made available first in Malawi, for access to children up to two years of age. Ghana and Kenya will introduce the vaccine in the coming weeks.
