Many cancer treatments are notoriously savage on the body. Drugs often attack both healthy cells and tumor cells, causing a plethora of side effects. Immunotherapies that help the immune system recog… [+3940 chars]
Some behaviours that are crucial to survival appear to be hard-wired, meaning that they occur without previous experience. For example, many prey organisms naturally know how to escape to safety from… [+5168 chars]
A US medical team have reconstructed a human ear using the patient's own tissue to create a 3D bio-implant. <ul><li>The new procedure involves 3D scanning the patient's opposite ear to create a blue… [+2679 chars]
In late 2021, there was a global resurgence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the emergence of the highly communicable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant… [+4177 chars]
"When I found out, I felt really dirty... I felt blame and guilt that I had unknowingly passed something onto my child."Brisbane mum Miff discovered she had contracted CMV while pregnant. It can pres… [+4674 chars]
The number of Australian kids being hospitalised with a rare but serious illness post COVID has doubled this year.In kids, it can happen two to six weeks after recovering from COVID: fever, stomach p… [+3760 chars]
Associate Professor Michael Griffin , Dr Elyse Dunn, Dr Stanley Xie , Professor Leann Tilley and Professor Michael Parker So far, the malaria parasite has had an answer to every method of control w… [+7546 chars]
This post is one person's experience and should not be considered medical advice. For Melissa Laan, the signs were small and easily dismissed; an upset stomach, frequent trips to the bathroom, and … [+2030 chars]
With an early spike in influenza cases the NSW government has been prompted to launch a month-long flu shot blitz. The influenza vaccination is free for all NSW residents throughout in an effort to … [+2499 chars]
More than 120 cooling towers in Sydneys CBD have been inspected and sampled after six mystery cases of Legionnaires disease were identified in the area. The six cases, two women and four men ranging… [+2220 chars]
New research has uncovered how genetic mutations hijack the production of blood cells in different periods of life. Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, EMB… [+3995 chars]
A US medical team have reconstructed a human ear using the patient's own tissue to create a 3D bio-implant. <ul><li>The new procedure involves 3D scanning the patient's opposite ear to create a blue… [+2679 chars]
