New research finds that common nervous system components are present in the gastrointestinal tract where they influence tumour growth, revealing untapped opportunities for cancer treatment. New ...

In a trial on scar care, US researchers say patients who used hydrocolloid dressings - a material that can be used in dressings to create a moist, protective healing environment - on their wounds ...

Women who have health challenges during pregnancy are at higher risk of subsequent heart problems, and international researchers have found an irregular heartbeat is one of these problems linked to ...

A robotic positioning system designed and built by Macquarie University engineers is now capturing light from thousands of stars and galaxies simultaneously at one of the world’s premier observing ...

A study of the way people process inner and outer speech is the first tangible evidence of a key theory about schizophrenia’s drivers. A new study led by psychologists from UNSW Sydney has provided ...

It is very unlikely that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines cause birth defects, say international researchers who looked at data from over half a million newborn babies. The team found no association between ...

Medications given to women considered at risk of preterm birth are linked to an increased risk of infections throughout the baby's childhood, according to Australian researchers who say this link does ...

International researchers have developed a method for making bamboo-based plastic which they say is strong enough to be used for industrial purposes but able to biodegrade in soil within 50 days. The ...

Korean researchers suggest they have found a link between restless leg syndrome (RLS) and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. RLS is a neurological condition causing an irresistible ...

International researchers suggest there is a link between a person's IQ at age 18 and their risk of developing alcohol use disorder (AUD). The team looked at close to 600,000 people from the Swedish ...

People whose fathers smoked during puberty seem to age faster than expected, according to international research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress. The researchers found signs of ...

A bronchoscope (a camera and light in a flexible tube) with added computed tomography (CT) scanning ability and guided with the help of a robot can reach very small tumours growing in previously ...