Medical Research

With surgery only offering 50 to 80 per cent chance of success, much improved data is now in on an Australian-made treatment using patients' own cells, giving hope to people with complex tennis elbow cases.

The scientists found that four pre-existing drugs successfully eliminated cells  that were found to speed up the effects of ageing on the brain, so-called "zombie" cells that grew faster in a COVID-19-affected brain.

Genes, environment and lifestyle are some of the risk factors for serious diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. This is why scientists believe COVID-19 infection should be added to the list, writes Catherine Taylor.

More than 100-thousand DNA samples may need to be retested following recommendations from the commission of inquiry into a Queensland forensics lab.

The latest research by the Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care shows Australia ranks among the highest in the world for antimicrobial use.

A national report has found COVID caused one of the biggest drops in antibiotic use in Australia in decades, but fears remain the country is "losing the war" against drug-resistant infection.

The first-ever bill to create a legal recreational marijuana market in Australia was lodged in federal parliament earlier this year — but not all cannabis enthusiasts are on board with the proposal to legalise it.

Researchers in China have reported the live birth of a monkey chimera using a stem cell technique previously only successful with rats and mice. So what does this mean?

Surgeons in New York perform the first whole-eye transplant in a human, an accomplishment being hailed as a breakthrough even though the patient has not regained sight in the eye.

The one-year-old's father and a national charity are calling for more research funding for neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer that leaves many children with permanent side effects from treatment.

Antibiotics have been around for less than a century. But as resistant bacteria become increasingly difficult to treat, we risk a greater number of deaths from infections.

Artificial wombs have only been trialled on animals, but recent breakthroughs bring the technology closer for humans. Some experts have expressed ethical concerns.

Demand for Tasmania's special "pot" plants is growing. This farm in southern Tasmania is set to triple its production, but it wants changes to strict advertising rules so it can reveal to customers that its product is local.

Women experience rapid bone loss during menopause but experts say GPs aren't confident prescribing hormones for skeletal health, despite evidence it works.

The study's lead author says many children and babies in Asia-Pacific treated for common infections with antibiotics also used in Australia were dying because those drugs were "no longer working".

A Newcastle trial into a groundbreaking drug is testing whether it can not only slow the brain disease, but prevent it.

Knee and Hip replacement patients participated in an antibiotic study relating to the effectiveness of its post surgery use. Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases at Monash University worked on the study and explains its findings.

Most people gain small amounts of weight each year as they age. But can coffee help prevent this gradual weight gain?

Anya Zuber was cleared from chemotherapy in 2020 at the age of 19 but just 10 days later she was dead. Her family and community have since raised nearly $700,000 for research to help other young people like her. 

A world-class laboratory that will turn mother-of-pearl into a bone substitute opens in northern WA.

Known as "the billionaire who wasn't", American-born philanthropist Chuck Feeney carried a plastic bag instead of a briefcase, and wore a $14 watch that he insisted was just as accurate as any Rolex. In his lifetime he gave away more than $12 billion.

Like most weight loss programs, the OMAD diet makes bold promises — and comes with risks, writes Nick Fuller.

Many women don't self-examine their breasts, but one story of a nurse finding a cancer lump in the shower aims to inspire Australian women to be more aware of changes in their bodies.

The new three shot vaccine is said to be more than 75 per cent effective, while experts say the jab won't stop malaria but could play a part in reducing deaths and severe illness.

Scientists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries enabling the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.