A silken touch for mending broken bones
Silk is an unlikely substitute for steel in any context, but for bone fractures, it may just be the perfect thing. Steel plates and bolts are often a surgeon’s...
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Epileptic seizures reduced in medical cannabis trial
More than 65 million people across the globe live with epilepsy. The chronic brain disorder — which can cause...
Mental and physical health impact of domestic violence lasts a lifetime
One-in-four Australian women will experience violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. The impacts can last a lifetime....
Softening tissue around tumours could beat pancreatic cancer
If you’re diagnosed with pancreatic cancer your prospects are bleak. Only seven per cent of people diagnosed with the...
New faster antibiotic test could be a life saver
A screening test that quickly confirms antibiotic effectiveness has been developed by a team of scientists from The University...
Acupuncture provides long-term pain relief for emergency patients
The world’s largest randomised controlled trial of acupuncture in emergency departments has found the treatment is a safe and...
Cereal’s colour trumps health star rating
For parents deciding what goes in their kids’ cereal bowls, health star ratings lose to colours say researchers from...
Researchers build brain-on-a-chip
In a world first, scientists from The Australian National University have successfully grown a “brain-on-a-chip”. The new tech could...
Another human species interacted with us
Our ancient ancestors could have shared the Earth with another ancient human species, Homo naledi, according to a global...
Voices in schizophrenia a normal linguistic experience
The voices heard by people with schizophrenia may simply be thoughts perceived as sound, according to a new Swinburne...