Resistance exercise fights infection and injury
Having your doctor prescribe you a ‘dose’ of bench presses to beat infection or heal an injury might put you in a cold sweat. But it’s the workout that...
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Textured breast implants increase cancer risk
Women with textured breast implants – used in 90 per cent of procedures – are at a significantly higher risk...
New ‘electronic skin’ could help beat skin cancer
An RMIT University engineer has developed transparent, unbreakable and wearable electronics that could help beat skin cancer. Approximately two...
Native Australian plant can kill Zika virus
Naturally occurring compounds in an Australian native plant that effectively kill the Zika virus have been discovered by Queensland...
Key to ‘superbug’ antibiotic resistance discovered
The mechanism by which the potentially deadly superbug ‘Golden Staph’ evades antibiotic treatment has been discovered in an international...
Parkinson’s partly an autoimmune disease, study finds
Therapies that dampen the immune response may prevent the death of neurons in Parkinson’s disease, the neurodegenerative movement disorder....
Designer worm spit supercharges healing
A molecule produced by a Thai liver parasite could be the solution to non-healing wounds. Scientists from James Cook...
Walk down stairs to prevent diabetes
Reducing your chances of developing diabetes could be as easy as walking down stairs, according to new research from...
Inheriting more than DNA
Along with a DNA blueprint from our mothers and fathers we also inherit vital instructions on how to use...
Computer modelling predicts kidney stones
New computer modelling developed by a team at Murdoch University could help prevent kidney stones, a significant and painful...