CT scans have small increased risk of cancer
A University of Melbourne study has found there is a small increase in the risk of cancer after patients had computed tomography…
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Miners' community engagement causing harm
The corporate social responsibility programs of five leading Australian mining giants are having adverse effects in remote…
Figs, figs, figs: they’re very useful things
The fig has been found to be consistently useful for multiple purposes globally. The fruit, in fresh and dried form, provides…
Epilepsy seizures may no longer take sufferers by surprise
A new device created by researchers at the University of Melbourne may be able to alert epilepsy sufferers when they are…
Speedy high-res imaging … in real time
Real-time, ultra-fast, high-resolution imaging has come a step closer.
A team, led by researchers at the University of Melbourne…
Researchers find the fainting gene
After analysing the DNA of six families, researchers have found a genetic mutation linked to fainting.
The mutation need…
The Great Australian Crawl
Researchers have been able to see the movements of the Australian tammar wallaby in utero.
Using high-resolution ultrasound…
High drug costs partly due to patent abuse
Researchers have studied the 15 most expensive drugs in Australia and found that they are subject to patents from companies…
Women heed infant feeding guidelines
Australian infant feeding guidelines seem to be having an effect, new research suggests.
Researchers surveyed women in Queensland…
Fighting from within: new ways to tackle the mosquito
Researchers have found a new way to halt the spread of diseases carried by mosquitoes, such as dengue and yellow fever…
People more likely to walk when they have somewhere to go
People walk more when they live near shops, parks and access to public transport, new research suggests.
The longitudinal…
Immature malaria parasites more resistant to treatment
Immature malaria parasites are 100 times less sensitive to artemisinin-based drugs than older parasites, a new study has…
Mum and Dad investors ousted
Small time investors have reduced their shares in Australia’s top 300 companies according to a new study.
Research by the…
Australians did not gamble away carbon tax cheques
Australians hoarded their carbon tax compensation payments in 2012 in contrast to the increase in expenditure at the pokies…
Newly discovered protein protects against influenza
A new protein that protects against viral infections such as influenza has been discovered.
Researchers investigated the…
No one state for water catchments
New research has developed understanding of how water catchments react to natural disturbances in relation to wet and dry…
Internet shoppers use positive first reviews as purchase guide
Researching products online before making purchases is a norm among consumers today.
A study from Melbourne University has…
Big gender gap in GP earnings
Male GPs with children earn up to $105,000 more a year than female GPs who are also mothers, according to new research…
Survival gene could hold key to HIV treatment
A gene responsible for initiating immune response could have implications for treatment of chronic infections such as HIV…
Terrorism fails to dent efficiency in stockmarkets
Financial markets retain their resilience amid terrorist attacks, a study from Melbourne University has found.
Researchers…
Telework lifts productivity and wellbeing
Telework offers benefits including improved time management and less stress, a study has found.
A survey of 28 employees…
Female Komodo dragons trade years for young
Female Komodo dragons pay a high price for investing a lot of energy into reproduction – they only live about half the average…
Exercise reduces risk of postnatal depression
Researchers have found that exercise for women during the first three months after giving birth reduced risk of postnatal…
More complaints against international medical graduates
Researchers who analysed more than 5,000 complaints resolved by the medical board have found that international medical graduates…
New approach to treating type 2 diabetes
A new drug tested on rodents may help prevent the development of type 2 diabetes and reverse its progression.
The drug blocks…