Promising new research into breast cancer vaccines
According to pre-clinical results, breast cancer researchers from New Zealand have discovered a unique vaccine design that may slow tumour growth and inhibit metastasis. Read More...
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COVID mourners suffer PTSD
New international research led by Curtin University has found that approximately 9 in 10 people seeking support for having lost a loved one to COVID reported alarming PTSD symptoms. Read More...
AJGP study supports RACGP stance on vaping
A new peer-reviewed update on vaping and nicotine prescribing, published July 1st in the Australian Journal of General Practice (AJGP), has confirmed that vaping is more effective than nicotine replacement therapy at helping smokers quit. Read More...
Asthma discovery
New international research led by Edith Cowan University has identified a key difference in the biochemistry of people with and without asthma, opening new avenues to investigate more effective treatments for the condition. Read More...
Eating disorder online resource launched
Australia’s first online national directory of Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinicians, connect·ed, has just been launched to help people experiencing eating disorders identify and access the right treatment at the right time. Read More...
Flu vaccine hesitancy
Controversy surrounding COVID vaccines may be undermining the uptake of this year’s flu shot according to a US sensitivity analysis, which found that up to 60% of the variation in flu vaccinations could be explained by a state's COVID vaccine rates. Read More...
Late-life dementia test for women
Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers have spearheaded the discovery of an important link between vascular health and late-life dementia, with a new long-term study revealing that an existing scan can also show if women are at increased risk of developing dementia. Read More...
More poo for stool banks
US researchers from Harvard Medical School have proposed expanding the facilities of the world’s stool banks, repositories of cryogenically preserved faeces that could help safeguard humanity against the increasing impacts of industrialisation. Read More...