We are now more than two years into the pandemic. Despite some state health authorities suggesting everyone will contract COVID-19 and reports of people catching the virus twice, there are still a l… [+5983 chars]
Poor sleep is associated with a significantly increased risk of life-threatening flare-ups in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a new study supported by the Nat… [+5024 chars]
This parasite will self-destruct: researchers discover new weapon against drug-resistant malaria: Diagrammatic representation of the target of the antimalarial compound ML901 (coloured structure), s… [+3405 chars]
Monkeypox Photo: VCG The World Health Organization said Sunday that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to it from 27 non-endemic countries, while maintaining that the global … [+2547 chars]
Over 4000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year on the Gold Coast alone, with breast and prostate cancer being the two most common types of cancer diagnosed in men and women. After being diagno… [+5708 chars]
A large National Health Service (NHS) project to sequence the genomes of up to 200,000 newborn babies is planned to start next year in the United Kingdom. This Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) project r… [+8897 chars]
The Internet is a crazy space. If something has been posted online, it will reach the mass in no time. Recently, a TikTok influencer suggested using the Type-2 diabetes medication, Ozempic (semagluti… [+1924 chars]
A recent article published in the journal Biomaterials summarized aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active materials which are promising phototheranostic and bioimaging agents. The present article d… [+7118 chars]
The World Health Organisation on Monday said that a total of 780 laboratory-confirmed cases of Monkeypox have been reported between May 13 and June 2. The cases have been reported across four WHO reg… [+1913 chars]
As COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths remain high across Australia, Victoria is scaling back its dedicated pandemic response workforce. The COVID-19 Response unit will officially transfer pandemic… [+2836 chars]
We know that exercise is good for us good for our muscles and bones and mental health. But what if it's good for other parts of us as well? Research is showing that exercise releases molecular signal… [+348 chars]
Are synthetic chemicals we encounter every day causing us to gain weight? According to a major scientific review authored by dozens of scientists, there is now enough evidence to conclude that they a… [+403 chars]