New research has reignited a debate about whether children should be screened for high levels of cholesterol,which is often inherited and can begin early.
Biomedical engineer Daniel Timms lost his father to heart disease,but their kitchen-top tests helped him hone a radical idea.
Researchers from the University of Queensland have created a generator capable of using greenhouse gas to produce electricity,while removing carbon dioxide from the air.
New modelling also reveals Australia’s chronic vaccine delays may have resulted in a life-saving fluke.
Australian researchers are responsible for a series of globally significant medical inventions and innovations.
The future of a government funding program which has assisted teams developing artificial hearts and turning spider venom into drug therapies is in doubt.
Scientific studies show replacing regular table salt with potassium or “Cinderella” salt could arrest rising rates of cardiovascular disease. But will it work in our processed-food loving culture?
When Troy complained on Facebook about something weird in his shoulder,one of his friends who took notice was pandemic-famous epidemiologist Catherine Bennett.
A new study has found dogs can sniff out responses in people with post-traumatic stress disorder. But here’s why they can get it so wrong with drugs.
New legislation passed last week marks the end of a saga kicked off by the axing of six research projects by the Morrison government.
An ultra-rare genetic mutation has seven-year-old Sasha Lipworth regressing into infancy. Her diagnosis this month gives her a front-row seat to the future of medicine.