The discovery has implications for tailored treatments and the development of new drugs.Most autoimmune diseases are easy to diagnose but hard to treat but a new study by the Garvan Institute of Medi… [+5688 chars]
The chimes of freedom are ringing clear across the nation as Australia crawls out from under the heavy but necessary rock of lockdown, ready to suck the juice from the life we’ve missed over the past… [+4688 chars]
Two sugar substitutes, also known as non-nutritive sweeteners, may disrupt the function of a protein that plays an important role in detoxifying the liver and the metabolizing certain drugs, includin… [+3761 chars]
After dodging COVID-19 several times during the pandemic, flight attendant Angeliki Kaoukaki wondered if she was a medical anomaly. But shes possibly among a small group of people who might have gene… [+7235 chars]
Despite most of us knowing we should cut down on salt, Australians consume on average almost twice the recommended daily maximum per day. Salt has been used in food preservation for centuries, and i… [+4664 chars]
Scientists have solved a 100-year-old mystery about the evolutionary links between malaria parasites that infect humans and chimpanzees.They have discovered that the parasite P. malariae – one of six… [+2188 chars]
Almost one third of babies born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, die from heart failure before their first birthday. By uncovering cellular processes that drive heart failure in these y… [+5213 chars]
Socioeconomic status is a key indicator of health outcomes, including access to and quality of health care. In 4656 adults across metro, regional and rural Australia, new research from the Healthy B… [+5377 chars]
