Corneal transplant registry informs future eye surgery
11 July, 2018An innovative vision-restoring procedure has been reported on in detail for the first time.
Blood test to predict the spread of head and neck cancer
10 July, 2018QUT research has shed fresh light on how head and neck cancer spreads to other organs, leading to the development of a simple blood test to predict patients' risk of spread.
Scientists create a more realistic model of liver cancer
09 July, 2018The model places medical researchers in a much better position to develop more effective treatments for the third most common cause of cancer death worldwide.
Partnership to improve heart disease therapy
04 July, 2018Medical device company BIOTRONIK has partnered with GenesisCare, the largest group of private practice cardiologists in Australia, to enhance outcomes for cardiac patients.
Drug resistance reversed in head and neck cancer
29 June, 2018Researchers have discovered how to reverse drug resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma — a type of cancer for which patient mortality remains stubbornly high.
$100m medical cannabis facility to be built in Melbourne
28 June, 2018Australian-listed Cann Group has secured the site for its proposed Stage 3 medicinal cannabis cultivation and GMP manufacturing facility.
PTSD trial expands across Australia
26 June, 2018An Australian research program to improve the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder is recruiting new participants after expanding to cover most states and territories.
Ramizol active against antibiotic-resistant C. difficile
22 June, 2018A new antibiotic developed in Australia, Ramizol, has been shown to be effective against 100 different samples of Clostridium difficile.
Tracking pancreatic cancer's moving targets
20 June, 2018For the first time, researchers have monitored drug-resistant regions in pancreatic tumours as they travel, spread and grow in real time — and are finding new ways to neutralise these moving targets.
Could platypus venom help treat diabetes?
19 June, 2018A key metabolic hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), found in the venom and gut of the Australian platypus, will now be investigated for its potential to treat type 2 diabetes.
Research opens new pathways for vaccine development
18 June, 2018Burnet Institute researchers have identified a novel process used by the immune system to kill and clear malaria.
New blood test could predict heart attack
14 June, 2018Australian researchers have developed a blood test that improves the prediction of long-term risk of heart attack or death in those with severe coronary artery disease.
Fewer women than men meet criteria for heart failure trials
29 May, 2018Researchers have investigated why just 21% of patients enrolled in the PARADIGM-HF trial — which had a total of 8399 participants across 47 countries — were women.
Does cancer immunotherapy work better in men than women?
18 May, 2018Male cancer patients may benefit more from immunotherapy than female patients.
Bowel cancer researcher focuses on molecular analysis
14 May, 2018Professor Mark Molloy has been appointed the inaugural Lawrence Penn Chair of Bowel Cancer Research at the University of Sydney.
