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Buying time for Australians creeping closer to Alzheimer's
Australians living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) could know five years in advance whether they are at high risk…
Australia could become voice for global vaccine equality
An expert from The Australian National University (ANU) is urging Australia to support international calls at the World Trade…
National app maps COVID alerts across Australia
Researchers have developed a new contact tracing web app for COVID‐19 that pulls together current contact tracing alert locations…
Racism linked to poor health among Indigenous Australians
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who have experienced discrimination have poorer health and wellbeing outcomes…
Most hospital patients are dying ‘without suitable care’
A new national study shows most patients in Australia are not getting suitable end-of-life care. The paper, which looked at nine…
Greater risk for babies born during natural disasters
Pregnant women exposed to natural disasters such as volcanoes are more likely to give birth prematurely, according to a new study…
'Go hard, go early' approach to COVID-19 the right move
A new study published today highlights the importance of a 'go hard, go early,' strategy when it comes to responding to growing…
Ancestral dormant genes could be driving cancer
Despite decades of research, cancer remains an enigma. Conventional wisdom holds that cancer is driven by random mutations that…
Social singing lifts dementia blues
A therapeutic music outreach program is improving the mental health and wellbeing of people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease…
Climate change ‘to decimate NT's rural health workforce’
The Northern Territory (NT) could lose up to a third of its doctors as they look to escape the dangerous effects of climate…
Young women 'most resistant' group to vaccinate
Young women are the most reluctant group in Australia to get vaccinated against COVID-19 but their attitudes could change…
First Nations left behind in cervical cancer elimination
Australia is on track to become one of the first countries to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, but …
New natural answers for killer allergies
Researchers have discovered a function in the immune system that could hold the key to treating allergic conditions like asthma…
The fatal chink in malaria parasite’s armour
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have exposed a fatal flaw in the deadly parasite that causes malaria -…
What do our climate refugees look like?
By Kierra-Jade Maciver When the bushfires hit the town of Drake in NSW, Rod Simpson says he became one of Australia's first…
Australia must stop hoarding its COVID-19 vaccines
The most at-risk Australians should be vaccinated against COVID-19 now, but the rest of the country can wait, according to an…
Project to get Indigenous communities talking about gambling
A first-of-its-kind program launching today will help reduce gambling harm in Indigenous communities across…
COVID pandemic can help bridge rich-poor divide
Experts say the COVID-19 pandemic is fertile ground to address global inequities and create a more equal world but have warned…
Smoking killing one-in-three First Nations people
Smoking causes 50 per cent of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 45 years and over, and 37…
New drug to combat global killer sepsis
A promising new drug to combat sepsis has been developed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU), potentially…
