Just in time: targeted information save those at cancer risk
Doctors know early cancer screening saves lives but there’s one problem they haven’t solved: patients don’t always take the test in time. Researchers at The University of Melbourne may...
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Tobacco turn-off: teenagers heed smoke signals
The gangrenous foot. The oozing artery. The cancer-riddled lungs. The gory images you see on Australian cigarette packets still...
Jelly fix is one out of the box
There aren’t too many upsides to high cholesterol but research at The University of Sydney has discovered a surprising...
When hard work really is worth the effort
Work can be a drag sometimes but what if your daily grind could help cure kids of a deadly...
A bush balm to heal the wounds
Modern medicine is taking a leaf out of Indigenous Australians’ book. Tea tree oil – long recognised for its...
Nutrition study dispels sprout doubt
Children the world over hate them but Brussels sprouts are proving to be a new superfood for older Australians....
Turning breech birth pain on its head
turnING breech birth pain on its head Pregnancy can be an exciting time – but it can be scary...
And the winner is … kidney
Ten per cent of people with diabetes will later develop kidney disease and need potentially life-saving treatment — but...
Prawn of a new era in first aid
There’s nothing worse than a bag of stinky old prawn shells left rotting in the bin. Right? Wrong. Researchers at Queensland University...
‘Dr Google’ could help you detect melanoma
We all know that when you’re sick you shouldn’t turn to Google for cures. But Australian researchers have uncovered...