Two-step approach to improve pancreatic cancer survival rate
06 April, 2017 by Adam FloranceOnly 7% of patients with pancreatic cancer survive more than five years after standard chemotherapy.
UQ opens new cancer research facility
04 April, 2017The University of Queensland has opened a new facility that will allow researchers to examine the effects of tiny drug doses in human and animal cancers.
Gene-based blood tests can detect more skin cancers
04 April, 2017Genetic testing of tumour and blood fluid samples in skin cancer patients has shown that two new blood tests can reliably detect previously unidentifiable forms of the disease.
Race Oncology signs distribution deal with BL&H Korea
03 April, 2017Australian-listed pharmaceutical company Race Oncology has signed an exclusive licence agreement with BL&H Korea for the sale of Bisantrene, an agent for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukaemia.
Depression is the WHO's leading cause of ill health
31 March, 2017Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Malaria vaccine successfully tested in humans
27 March, 2017Griffith University researchers have shown that the whole blood-stage malaria parasite vaccine PlasProtecT is safe and induces an immune response in humans.
Missing protein causes OCD behaviour in mice
23 March, 2017German researchers have discovered what they believe to be the underlying cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) — an illness which until now had no clear trigger.
Starving malaria parasites
08 March, 2017Researchers have discovered a way to starve the malaria parasite, which in 2015 killed more than 400,000 people from an estimated 212 million cases.
Flu drugs in, pesticides out for pregnant mums?
02 March, 2017If you're a pregnant woman looking to keep your unborn child safe and healthy, we've got some good news and some bad news for you.
A urine test for motor neuron disease
24 February, 2017 by Adam FloranceA new test to help patients suffering from motor neuron disease (MND) has been developed by South Australian researchers in collaboration with the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine.
Rabbit virus could treat multiple myeloma
23 February, 2017Researchers have taken a novel approach to treating multiple myeloma: the introduction of the rabbit-killing myxoma virus (MYXV).
Devolving pancreatic cells could cause diabetes
21 February, 2017Western Australian researchers have created a new scientific model for the development of type 2 diabetes, which can be caused by the failure of insulin-producing pancreatic beta (β) cells.
The Building Better Futures for Health Challenge is back
09 February, 2017Following the success of the 2016 Building Better Futures for Health Challenge, ide Group is bringing the event back for 2017.
AI and genetic medicine in health care: Australians have their say
02 February, 2017HCF has conducted a survey investigating the future of medicine, revealing that the Australian population is mostly comfortable with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care but less sure about genetic medicine.
The (low) impact of maternal BMI on childhood fatness
26 January, 2017There is little evidence to support any long-term impact of maternal body mass index (BMI) in pregnancy on a child's risk of fatness in childhood and adolescence, according to a study led by the University of Bristol.
