Skipping bad genes therapy breakthrough
In a globally-significant step, Australian scientists have made a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for thousands of until-now untreatable inherited diseases. The method has already been proven to...
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Finding the cause of adolescent bone cancer
A new international study has uncovered the gene that causes one of the most common cancers in adolescents, paving...
We all return to where we dugong
“Hue-manatee” hasn’t been kind to dugongs, which are now listed as vulnerable to extinction at a global scale by...
Killing off rare diseases
Researchers at Murdoch University have found a clever way to adapt existing technology to treat rare diseases. They’ve developed...
A new holistic approach to anxiety and depression sparks a treatment rethink
An Australian researcher has shown a combination of psychological, dietary, lifestyle, social, and biological strategies may match the effectiveness...
Your genes might be making you look fat
When it comes to weight loss the genetic dice could be loaded against you. Researchers from Murdoch University have...
Mobile phones – a smart way to parent
Parents using smartphones are often portrayed as neglectful but new research has found the opposite could be true. A...
Other side of the groin
Sometimes less is more. Fighting for your life in Accident and Emergency, the last thing you want is an...
View to a krill
The largest animal ever known to have existed is strangely difficult to see, especially in the frigid waters off...
Climate changing our forests
Forests grow on trees, don’t they? Maybe not. Research from Murdoch University suggests our oldest renewable resource – wood...