Few sensations are as primal, as fundamental to our very survival, as pain. But for a fifth of Australian adults, that useful protective mechanism lingers as chronic pain persistent aching, searing,… [+1409 chars]
Eight weeks of regular sauna bathing and exercise was found to be superior to regular exercise alone for the improvement of three major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the general popula… [+2120 chars]
<ul><li>Molnupiravir, an oral antiviral pill authorized to treat COVID-19, has been available in the United States and other countries since December 2021.</li><li>Antivirals can reduce the severity … [+6490 chars]
News As more HIV diagnoses occur in general practice clinics, patient-centred approaches can improve connections to peer-support services. Some people process and HIV diagnosis well, while others p… [+5590 chars]
Scientists from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) introduce an easy method for manufacturing biosensors made from electrospun polymers. By embedding enzymes inside the polymer string, th… [+2585 chars]
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers demonstrated that vaccine frameworks containing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) origami possessing severe acute respiratory syndrome … [+6027 chars]
Patients with lung cancer who attended a lung cancer screening event and who then participated in a personalized smoking cessation study achieved smoking abstinence rates of more than 30 percent, acc… [+3249 chars]
WARNING: Graphic image A Tasmanian journalist has spoken about the horror parasite that “marched” across one of his eyeballs, turning it blood red and leaving him partially blind forcing him to have… [+2070 chars]
Health-conscious Aussies may want to reconsider their next "low sugar" alcoholic drink as experts warn "healthy" booze marketing campaigns can often be misleading. More than 75 per cent of adult dri… [+2501 chars]
Artistic rendering of the gels encapsulating a viral vaccine. Credit: ETH Zurich / Jonathan Zawada Nearly half of all vaccines produced go to waste. This is because transporting them to diverse regi… [+5125 chars]
When it comes to vitamins, more does not necessarily mean better. A man in Australia lost his ability to walk after consuming 70 times the recommended daily dose of vitamin B6, ABC Radio Melbourne r… [+2668 chars]
In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Cicely Fadel and Amir Bein Ph.D about their latest research which involved the development of an Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) Chip that reveal… [+9586 chars]
