Bioprinting mini-kidneys
Bioprinting mini-kidneys: Researchers have used cutting edge technology to bioprint miniature human kidneys in the lab, paving the way for new treatments for kidney failure...
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.
Fiji’s vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness: study
Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has reduced illness and...
Skin cancer treatment to help transplant patients
World-first skin cancer treatment aims to help transplant patients: A new medication which can be applied to the skin could help prevent organ transplant recipients...
Love during lockdown study
Love goes on in lockdown, but is less physical for some: study. Sexual activity and dating app use declined among Australian adults during the coronavirus...
Looking through the door of meth labs
Looking through the door of meth labs: Methamphetamine ‘cooks’ in domestic labs are most likely to be male, Caucasian and about 30 years’ old, according...
Glaucoma: gene therapy regenerates optic nerve
Gene therapy research regenerates optic nerve, bringing hope for future glaucoma treatment: Researchers have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged optic nerve fibres in a...
University of Queensland: fish give insight on sound sensitivity in autism
A tiny fish is helping scientists understand how the human brain processes sound, while also giving insight to autism spectrum disorder. Scientists at The University of...
Robot ‘puppy’ MiRo for aged care residents
Joint research project to bring pet robot ‘puppy’ to aged care residents : Aged care residents in Perth will soon welcome MiRo, a robotic pet...
Brain device trial for severely paralysed patients
A tiny device the size of a small paperclip has been shown to help patients with upper limb paralysis to text, email and even shop...
Personal and financial costs of ADHD in Australia revealed
Personal and financial costs of ADHD in Australia revealed: Researchers have revealed the key factors that can improve outcomes in children with ADHD, a disorder...
