Kids COVID risk all in vein
Better blood vessel health is one of the main reasons children have been protected from the worst of COVID-19, an international literature review has found. Researchers from The University...
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Australia’s breakthrough leukaemia treatment
An Australian team is pumped after discovering a new treatment idea for one of the most aggressive types of...
Thunderstorm asthma’s three strikes
A major storm event in Melbourne in 2016 claimed the lives of at least ten people due to severe...
Waking up to a connection between sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s disease.
A new leaf has been turned in brain research thanks to a study that makes a long-suspected connection between...
Intensive care takes toll on nurses
Nurses in intensive care units experience high levels of burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder, largely due to the challenges...
Is breast cancer a death sentence for your career?
Returning to work can be an important part of breast cancer recovery, but a new study has found that...
Physios stretch to help patients give cigarettes the flick
Physiotherapists can do more to help their patients quit smoking, with a new model making it easier to assist....
Pumping out new heart technology
In a groundbreaking, world-first preclinical trial, Australian scientists have found it could be possible to implant a lifesaving pump...
Australian upset in food poisoning treatment
A gutsy new treatment for a deadly type of food poisoning may soon be possible thanks to recent Australian...
Muting the ROR of a cancer-causing gene
ROR1 is a gene that helps embryos develop by enabling growing cells to specialise, and it’s been singled out...