Australia-wide COVID study
Australia-wide COVID study: Australians who have recovered from COVID-19 are being called on by researchers to help unravel the mystery of why people respond so...
Australasia
The Australasia category highlights health, policy and social issues from across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region. It includes analysis of health system developments, research breakthroughs, public health priorities and lived experience from local settings, offering a regional lens on topics that matter to communities and practitioners in Australasia.
Chip detects over-reaction in cancer treatment
An ‘immuno-storm chip’ developed by University of Queensland researchers could diagnose cancer and COVID-19 patients at risk of a potentially lethal reaction. The device was...
Aspirin preferred to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery
Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to a new study....
Strong support for COVID vaccine in Australia
Strong support for COVID vaccine; financial stress and mental distress remain high: Australians welcome the COVID-19 vaccine but levels of mental distress and financial stress...
Can blood tests help to detect early cancers
Testing, testing, testing - can blood tests help to detect early cancers? With the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting the importance of testing, and our capacity to...
How the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease
New discovery for how the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease: University of Queensland researchers have discovered a new ‘seeding’ process in brain cells that could...
Maternal nurse home visits improve mothers’ mental health
New research has shown disadvantaged mothers’ mental health and wellbeing improved after regular maternal and child health nurse home visits during pregnancy, continuing up until...
Anticipation of the future reward shapes self-controlled choice
Anticipation of the future reward shapes self-controlled choice: Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience shows the prefrontal cortex of the human brain is associated with...
Antibiotic potential for cannabis molecule
Research establishes antibiotic potential for cannabis molecule: Synthetic cannabidiol, better known as CBD, has been shown for the first time to kill the bacteria responsible...
Things we know at the end of 2020 (part 2)
Things we know at the end of 2020 (part 2): From lockdowns and travels bans to isolation and testing queues, we’ve all experienced a very...
