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Personalised brain stimulation helps treat those with depression

26 June, 2025

By tailoring transcranial magnetic stimulation to each person's unique brain structure, researchers are seeing much better responses compared to traditional approaches.


Less penicillin needed to treat Strep A infection than we thought

19 June, 2025

It's never been known exactly how much penicillin prevents sore throats — the most common symptom of a Strep A infection.


Stress disrupts emotion control in mental illness

18 June, 2025

Acute stress may impair key brain functions involved in managing emotions — particularly in people living with distress-related disorders.


Organoid platform enables closer study of bat-borne viruses

13 June, 2025

Reconstructing bat organ physiology in the lab lets scientists explore how zoonotic viruses work — ie, those that jump from animals to humans.


Immune cell boost could enable lasting vaccine protection

04 June, 2025

A research team has found a promising new way to enhance the effectiveness of vaccines by tapping into the potential of a specific type of immune cell.


Glycopeptide antibiotic candidate shows promise

30 May, 2025

Researchers have discovered a new type of glycopeptide antibiotic known as saarvienin A, found to have strong activity against highly resistant bacterial strains.


Why a gluten-free diet fails in some coeliac patients

28 May, 2025

Abnormal immune cells are driving ongoing intestinal inflammation that causes symptoms like diarrhoea, pain and malnutrition — even when gluten is removed from the diet.


Fatty diets cause inflammation, impair cognitive function

27 May, 2025

A preclinical study has found that even a few meals high in saturated fats can cause inflammation in the body, while a separate study has linked fatty, sugary diets to impaired brain function.


Giving rotavirus vaccine at birth benefits gut bacteria

26 May, 2025

Babies who receive a RV3-BB rotavirus vaccine at birth appear to show higher levels of good bacteria in their gut, better protecting them against infection during the first weeks of life.


5-in-1 meningococcal vaccine proves effective

19 May, 2025

A life-saving meningococcal vaccine covering all five common strains of the deadly disease could soon be available in Australia.


More effective antibiotic found for Lyme disease

13 May, 2025

Researchers have found that piperacillin, an antibiotic in the same class as penicillin, effectively cures mice of Lyme disease at 100 times less than the effective dose of doxycycline, the current gold standard treatment.


Why do our waistlines expand in middle age?

12 May, 2025

A new preclinical study highlights the importance of controlling new fat-cell formation to address age-related obesity.


Shingles vaccine may lower risk of dementia, heart disease

07 May, 2025

It turns out that the shingles vaccine may have public-health benefits beyond its intended purpose, with new research finding the vaccine appears to lower the risk of dementia as well as heart disease.


How brain cells are affected by Tourette syndrome

06 May, 2025

US researchers have conducted a cell-by-cell analysis of brain tissue from individuals with Tourette syndrome, pinpointing exactly which cells are perturbed and how they malfunction.


How does the brain evaluate rewards?

02 May, 2025

Neuroscientists have shown how nerve cells in the amygdala not only encode the probability and magnitude of rewards, but also dynamically process this information to predict value and risk.


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