Fast food impacts women's fertility
10 May, 2018Women who frequently eat fruit fall pregnant faster than women who consume fast food regularly.
Alarming rise in adolescent mental health crises
09 May, 2018The number of adolescents presenting to emergency wards with mental health crises has increased by over 50% in the past decade.
Using financial penalties to tackle healthcare errors
08 May, 2018 by Professor Ramon Z Shaban*With one in nine hospital patients suffering from a hospital-acquired complication, financial penalties are being increasingly used to motivate hospitals to ensure their risk and safety management systems are foolproof.
In Conversation with Prof. Elizabeth Rakoczy
07 May, 2018 by Laini BennettProfessor Rakoczy has developed an innovative new gene therapy for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). We discuss her research and how she is using modified viruses as a delivery vehicle.
New drug tames violent patients
03 May, 2018Queensland paramedics have introduced a drug that is sedating violent patients 70% faster.
Caffeine in womb linked to childhood weight gain
02 May, 2018Research suggests mums-to-be should cut out caffeine altogether.
Alcohol intake linked to PMS symptoms
30 April, 2018Does alcohol contribute to PMS, or does PMS drive women to alcohol? Researchers have found the surprising answer.
Children give endurance athletes a run for their money
27 April, 2018Ever wondered how children have the energy to run around all day? Researchers have the answer.
Australia tops world for avoidable sports injuries
26 April, 2018Despite being largely preventable, Australia has the world's worst rate of ACL injuries and reconstructions.
Kids see 800 junk food ads per year
20 April, 2018With diet-related problems the leading cause of disease in Australia, new research into junk food ads seen by kids is alarming.
Charity goes high tech to help mental health sufferers
16 April, 2018 by Linda Currey Post | Supplied by: Oracle Corporation AustraliaUK-based charity Turning Point has one goal: to save lives. It is leveraging technology-led innovation to do so.
Hope for hearing loss
14 April, 2018A new technique repairs damaged nerves and cells within the ear, and could soon restore hearing to millions of people.
Drs should prescribe e-cigarettes
13 April, 2018Increased evidence that e-cigarettes help smokers quit means doctors have an ethical obligation to prescribe them when other options fail.
World's hottest chilli causes thunderclap headaches
12 April, 2018A man suffered unusual consequences when participating in a hot chilli pepper eating competition.
Traumatic brain injury increases risk of dementia
10 April, 2018A major study finds that the risk of dementia increases with the number and severity of brain trauma injuries.
