A new approach to treating drug-resistant glioblastoma
14 June, 2024A new study has revealed that glioblastoma acquires drug resistance through multiple pathways, highlighting the need for more precise treatments for this deadly disease.
Pomegranates may improve memory in Alzheimer's patients
05 June, 2024Researchers have now shown that a substance found in pomegranates, strawberries and walnuts, called urolithin A, removes weak mitochondria from the brain.
Do tattoos increase your risk of lymphoma?
04 June, 2024After taking into account factors such as smoking and age, researchers found that the risk of developing lymphoma was 21% higher among those who were tattooed.
Low stress resilience may increase psoriasis risk
30 May, 2024Young adults who find it harder to cope with stress are more likely to develop psoriasis later in life, according to a large register-based study from the University of Gothenburg.
Bird flu update: raw milk risk, experimental vaccine developed
29 May, 2024 by Lauren DavisUS researchers have assessed the risk of H5N1 bird flu infection by consuming raw milk, while others have found an experimental mRNA vaccine appears highly effective in preventing severe illness and death.
Bird flu found in Victorian egg farm, returned traveller
23 May, 2024 by Lauren DavisTwo separate instances of avian influenza (bird flu) were reported in Victoria yesterday — one in a child who returned from overseas, and the other in the form of an outbreak on an egg farm.
Relapse risk predicted for little-known autoimmune disease
17 May, 2024Often referred to as a cousin of MS due to shared symptoms, MOGAD is a little-known autoimmune condition where the body attacks a protein in the brain, resulting in a swollen central nervous system.
A pre-emptive approach to treating leukaemia relapse
25 April, 2024The monitoring of measurable residual disease (MRD), medication and low-dose chemotherapy is helping patients live longer with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
Melatonin helps to prevent obesity, studies suggest
24 April, 2024In an experiment carried out in rats, chronic administration of melatonin prevented obesity to a greater extent than acute treatment and reduced visceral obesity by around 3%.
Parkinson's alters emotion-related bodily sensations
19 April, 2024People with Parkinson's disease were found to have significant differences in all bodily sensations related to basic emotions when compared with the control subjects.
Softer tumours fuel spread of triple-negative breast cancer
17 April, 2024A metabolic 'survival switch' controlled by the stiffness of triple-negative breast tumours can significantly influence how successfully their cancerous cells spread to other organs.
Pig hearts kept alive outside the body for 24 hours
12 April, 2024A major hurdle for human heart transplantation is the limited storage time of the donor heart outside the body, which is currently only routinely possible for six hours.
Maternal obesity may promote liver cancer in offspring
01 April, 2024The offspring of obese female mice were found to have an 80% risk of developing cancer, compared with 20% for the control group.
Certain hormone drugs linked to increased brain tumour risk
28 March, 2024Prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs has been associated with an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour known as an intracranial meningioma.
Li-Fraumeni syndrome linked to more cancers than we thought
13 March, 2024Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a rare but devastating condition that puts people at extremely high risk of developing multiple cancers during their lifetime.
