Teens taking adult weight loss drugs
One in 10 Australian teenagers have tried an unapproved weight loss product in their lifetime according to new research, with potentially harmful consequences for their long-term health. Read More...
Monash University
How floods kill, long after the water has gone
With thousands of Australians impacted by flooding events over the last few years, new research from Monash University, highlighting that people effected by floods have a significantly increased risk of dying between three and six weeks after the event, has significant implications for emergency response planning. Read More...
WA stem cell breakthrough
West Australian researchers from the Harry Perkins Institute have made groundbreaking progress in reprograming human stem cells. Read More...
Weight loss increases mortality?
New research has found that weight loss greater than 10% was associated with higher all-cause mortality among both older men and women - including increased mortality from cancer and CVD. Read More...
$15 million for mitochondrial disease
The Medical Research Future Fund has announced $15 million in funding for the first Australian – and only the second in the world – clinical trial of mitochondrial donation. Read More...