By the age of 85 one in two Australians will have been diagnosed with cancer – Australian Institute of health and Welfare (AIHW). It’s a sobering statistic...
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Almost 150 years after Charles Darwin first proposed a little-known prediction from his theory of sexual selection, researchers have found that male moths with...
A revolutionary three-in-one blood test could pave the way to precision-personalised treatment for advanced prostate cancer, scientists say.
There’s new hope for patients with stomach and bowel cancer after Melbourne scientists discovered a way to suppress the growth of tumours.
In a world-first study, Victoria University researchers are investigating what happens to the body when an older person with osteoarthritis of the knees...
Australian scientists have uncovered a promising new approach to treating pancreatic cancer that makes tumours more responsive to chemotherapy by first...
Drugs that target the body’s nerves could become a new way to treat cancer, an Australian biochemist says. Researchers at the University of Newcastle have...
Scientists have established a “tipping point” link between the blood sugar glucose and Alzheimer’s disease. Research from the University of Bath found excess...
The way Australian women are tested for cervical cancer is about to change – for the better. The biennial pap smear will become a thing of the past from...
For four years straight medical researcher Clare Weeden would go on alert whenever lung surgery was underway anywhere across Melbourne. No matter the time, she...