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A Deakin University study has found that the rate of morbid obesity in women increased by almost 70 per cent over a 10 year period.
University of Adelaide researchers are hoping to better understand why some sufferers of Parkinson's disease experience a marked reduction in blood pressure after they've eaten a ...
Researchers from Flinders University are working on a novel strategy to simultaneously reduce the risk of both eating disorders and obesity among young people.
Work by Perth researchers could revolutionise testing for Type 1 diabetes around the world.
Hospitals have become a battleground where state of origin is the decisive factor in a fight over hospital internships.
The role of the processed food, tobacco and alcohol industries in tackling lifestyle diseases came under scrutiny recently in a paper published in the Lancet.
Researchers at Macquarie University have been perfecting a technique that may help see nanodiamonds used in biomedical applications. PhD student Jana Say has been working on processing ...
Body tissue engineer Jess Frith will determine the role of specific molecules in cell development in world-first research, with plans to use the knowledge to repair bones and cartilage. ...
HealthInfoNet has confirmed that Indigenous Australians are three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than non-Indigenous Australians
A new learning course pioneered by two University of South Australia lecturers is aimed at raising the standard of handover of patient care in hospital and care facilities across ...
Millions of people will have resolved to quit smoking this new year but recent biomedical research could change smokers' perception on smoking and how they go about quitting.
Medical research designed to benefit humans may in the future also be carried out on plants.
Bushfire survivors should not be embarrassed about feeling a range of strong emotions as they grapple with the enormity of the disaster, a psychiatrist says.
Brisbane ambos can expect 20 per cent more call-outs to people with cardiovascular, respiratory and other chronic conditions in sweltering temperatures, QUT public health researcher ...
Better targeted treatments for 20 per cent of renal failure patients are on the horizon following a key discovery about the role of white blood cells in kidney inflammation.
GPs are fitting much more into patient consultations than they were a decade ago but the average length of the consultation has stayed the same, research led by the University of ...
The combination of sun, sand, the sea and a boob job is proving an irresistible lure to scores of young Australian women travelling to exotic destinations for cosmetic surgery.
People living with diabetes may be able to reduce the risk of developing depression by including metformin in the management of their condition.
As an intensive care physician I’m increasingly confronted with managing patients who are at the end of their life.
A smoker's licence designed to limit access to tobacco products and encourage quitting has been proposed by Professor Simon Chapman, from the University of Sydney.
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