Detecting lung cancer with nanotech
Detecting lung cancer with nanotech: University of Queensland researchers have designed a device that uses a simple blood test to detect early stage lung cancer....
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.
Funding boost for Curtin tool to predict chemo effectiveness
Curtin University research to develop an early diagnosis tool predicting how cancer patients will respond to chemotherapy has received a funding boost of almost half...
A simple change to save thousands of patients with sepsis
A Simple Change to Save Thousands from Sepsis: Changing the way antibiotics are given to adult patients with sepsis will save thousands of lives a...
Exposure to greenspace may lower risk of certain cancers
Exposure to greenspace may lower risk of certain cancers: A University of Queensland-led study has found a link between exposure to gardens and a lower...
Alcohol ads flood young people’s social media
Alcohol ads flood young people's social media: Young Australians are being exposed to an alcohol advertisement on social media every 2 minutes and 43 seconds...
Study exposes risks of skin cancer in elite swimmers
Only a small proportion of elite swimmers regularly checked their skin for signs of cancer despite being at increased risk, according to University of Queensland...
Exercise can help slow cognitive decline
University of Queensland research has found exercise can help prevent or slow cognitive decline during ageing. A team led by Associate Professor Jana Vukovic from...
Lab-Grown Mini Organs to Speed Up Disease Treatments
Miniature, lab-created human organs to fast-track new disease treatments: Creating tiny, laboratory grown organs is one of the latest developments in the search for new...
New super-pure silicon chip opens path to powerful quantum computers
New super-pure silicon chip opens path to powerful quantum computers: Researchers at the Universities of Melbourne and Manchester have invented a breakthrough technique for manufacturing...
$8 million awarded to predict genetic disease risk
$8 million awarded to predict genetic disease risk: Landmark genetic research could allow doctors to accurately predict whether a patient is at risk of developing...
