World-first preventative DNA screening for cancer and heart disease risk
World-first preventative DNA screening for cancer and heart disease risk: Young Australians can now access a free DNA saliva test…
Cancer
Understanding why deadly brain cancer comes back
Understanding why deadly brain cancer comes back: The deadliest form of brain cancer returns because tumours adapt to treatment by…
Cost now biggest turn-off to smoking
Cost now biggest turn-off to smoking: Rising cigarette prices have overtaken health concerns as the biggest motivator for people to…
Study of antibodies for new cancer treatments
Scientists analyse structure of antibodies that could be key to more effective cancer treatments: Researchers at the University of Southampton have…
Rapid biomarker diagnostics for Cancers and heart disease
Rapid biomarker diagnostics for Cancers and heart disease: Imperial researchers have built a new easy-to-use test that could diagnose non-infectious…
Sun tips for young children
Tips to protect your baby or child from the sun: Babies over six months old can enjoy a limited amount…
Junk DNA could lead to cancer
Junk DNA could lead to cancer by stopping copying of DNA: Scientists reconstitute the entire process of DNA replication in…
Osmosis: what are bone tumours?
What are bone tumors? Bone tumors form when a bone cell divides uncontrollably and forms a mass or tumor. Osmosis…
Deadly silica dust in the workplace
As many as 10,000 Australians are predicted to develop lung cancer in their lifetime from being exposed to silica dust,…
Lighting the way at Edinburgh University
Pioneering work by researchers from the School of Biological Sciences at Edinburgh University reveals how invisible triggers orchestrate the earliest-known…