Health summit announces keynote speaker
17 October, 2016The World Innovation Summit for Health has announced Dr Lawrence H Summers, a former chief economist of the World Bank, as a keynote speaker for its 2016 summit.
Fellowship funding for Alzheimer's and leukaemia research
14 October, 2016CSL has announced the inaugural recipients of its Centenary Fellowships, established to support Australia's best and brightest biomedical researchers.
Perinatal risk factors for OCD
12 October, 2016 by Adam FloranceA new study has analysed data for 2.4 million births in Sweden between 1973 and 1996 and determined that perinatal complications contribute to the risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder later in life.
Defibrillator market put through the paces
05 October, 2016Allied Market Research has projected that the global defibrillator market will reach $15.61 billion by 2022.
High-carb diet for longevity
04 October, 2016 by Adam FlorancePaleo practitioners, Atkins advocates and the anti-gluten brigade have got it all wrong, according to the latest research from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre.
Antarctic penguins with bird flu
21 September, 2016Researchers have found a new avian influenza virus in Antarctica, causing concern that viruses could be reaching the continent more often than previously thought.
Early exposure reduces common food allergies
21 September, 2016 by Adam FloranceIt may seem counterintuitive, but exposing infants to allergenic foods from an early age may reduce the likelihood of them developing full-blown allergies and autoimmune disease later in life.
Technology challenge solves pressing healthcare issues
16 September, 2016The Johnson & Johnson Australia Family of Companies has announced the winners of its inaugural Heath and Technology Challenge (HaTCHathon).
Thyroid cancer is being overdiagnosed
12 September, 2016Researchers have found that doctors around the world are overdiagnosing the most common thyroid cancer, creating an artificial epidemic that costs billions of dollars each year in unnecessary medical costs.
Prostate cancer treatment without the side effects
01 September, 2016By piggybacking a chemotherapy drug onto a well-known milk protein, Deakin University medical scientists have created a combination that is lethal for prostate cancer cells without the toxic side effects.
Effective fertility treatment without the drugs
24 August, 2016Thanks to Australian and Belgian researchers, an enhanced form of IVF's less invasive sister, in vitro maturation (IVM), may be on the horizon.
Should ketamine be used to treat depression?
17 August, 2016 by Adam FloranceAntipodean researchers are launching the largest randomised control trial into the use of ketamine for patients suffering from long-term depression.
Does evolution play a part in where we develop cancer?
11 August, 2016Scientists have suggested that the reasons people and animals develop cancer in some organs but not in others may have more to do with evolution than any lifestyle or genetic factors.
NSW's most outstanding cancer researchers acknowledged
09 August, 2016The 2016 NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research were held as part of an annual gala dinner that celebrates excellence and innovation in cancer research.
Liquid biopsies: testing times ahead for neuroblastoma
05 August, 2016 by Professor Murray Norris*Imagine a future where simple blood tests provide an efficient, painless and non-invasive way to track changes in cancer patients and guide treatment.
