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It’s clear that socioeconomic position has a strong influence on cancer incidence and mortality in Australia.
You’ve heard the adage, you are what you eat. But a new study suggests that you are ‘when’ you eat may be more accurate. Restricting eating times can keep chronic diseases at bay and ward off obesity.
Bayer, the new owner of Monsanto, will need to up its PR efforts, in the wake of last week’s legal ruling on glyphosate weedkillers.
A jury concluded on Aug. 10 that exposure to the herbicide Roundup caused Dewayne Johnson’s cancer and ordered the company to pay $289 million in damages. Thousands more claims are pending.
The four million Australians who suffer from mental illness have a shorter life expectancy.
CRISPR has been hailed as the an editing tool that can delete inherited mutations and cure disease. But recent papers suggest that the technique may be too dangerous for use in human therapies.
Hundreds of lawsuits against Monsanto contend that its popular Roundup weed killer gave users cancer. But proving this kind of connection is challenging in both science and law.
CAR-T is a powerful new immunotherapy for treating leukaemia. We need to build on it to attack other, harder-to-treat cancers.
Humans are not big mice so why are we still testing on these animals?
Human milk is being traded online in the mistaken belief that it is a panacea.
Researchers have discovered some blood markers that indicate melanoma. Here’s what has to happen for the test to reach clinics.
With artificial intelligence, machines can now examine thousands of medical images for signs of disease. Will this technology replace doctors – or work side by side with them?
Health coaching looks like more than a fad – it comes with impressive research findings and is winning over the NHS.
Sea turtles contend with a contagious disease that causes debilitating tumors. Genetic analysis is helping researchers figure out precision medicine-based treatments for the turtles.
America’s early dogs are all gone – save for their rather nasty cancer.
Instead of just helping combat a chronic disease, peer support groups can help improve quality of life.
Medical social workers coordinate care, an especially important job in complicated cases. Just as nurses and doctors are feeling burned out, these unsung heroes are feeling the burn, too. Here’s why that’s dangerous.
As luxury housing developments swallow up agricultural land, they also diminish our food security and health.
First study to look at lifetime alcohol consumption and cancer risk. Here’s what it found.
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Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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Professor, Department of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Graduate Student in Cancer Systems Biology, Rice University
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Sociology & Director, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Oncology, University of Tasmania
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Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
