Laboratory & Pathology Feature Articles
The combined effects of exercise plus caffeine consumption may be able to ward off skin cancer and also prevent inflammation related to other obesity-linked cancers, according to a ...
There is little evidence that over the counter remedies for simple insect bites actually work, and in most cases, no treatment at all will suffice, concludes an evidence review in ...
A pair of targeted therapies shrank tumors in some patients with treatment-resistant Ewing's sarcoma or desmoplastic small-round-cell tumors, according to research led by investigators ...
Herbal preparations of thyme could be more effective at treating skin acne than prescription creams, according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology’s Spring ...
As a food microbiologist, I have always been amazed at people's belief in the three- or five-second rule.
Patients who have had metal-on-metal hip replacements are no more likely to develop cancer in the first seven years after surgery than the general population, although a longer-term ...
Elderly patients who undergo thyroid surgery are at a much higher risk than their younger counterparts for serious cardiac, pulmonary and infectious complications, according to a ...
Cold-like infections make ‘cough receptors’ in the airways more sensitive, making asthmatics more prone to bouts of coughing and wheezing, reveal scientists presenting their findings ...
Oral bacteria that escape into the bloodstream are able to cause blood clots and trigger life-threatening endocarditis.
Poor dental hygiene behaviours in patients with congenital heart disease are increasing their risk of endocarditis.
Researchers have launched a major clinical trial to investigate whether eliminating a common stomach bug could help to make taking aspirin safer in some patients.
Women who are diagnosed with pre-cancerous cervical conditions after receiving the HPV vaccine can still benefit from a considerably reduced risk of reoccurring disease, according ...
Queensland researchers bring new reassurance to melanoma patients with thin invasive tumours after finding that 20 years after diagnosis their survival rate is 96% .
A La Trobe University study has shown that after knee reconstruction surgery, around 40 per cent of people do not return to their previous level of sports participation.
Colorectal cancer continues to be the second-deadliest cancer worldwide with more than 140,000 people in the United States alone are expected to be diagnosed with the disease this ...
A drug commonly used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) can have positive benefits for patients in the later stages of dementia, research has found.
The use of traditional anticoagulants may become a thing of the past, thanks to the improved understanding of the biochemistry of the coagulation system and the development of new, ...
The risk of type 2 diabetes is significantly increased if white rice is eaten regularly, according to a study published on bmj.com.
The days of nervous parents being concerned about their anaphylactic children consuming egg-white may soon be over, thanks to some ground-breaking research being undertaken by Deakin ...
You might have heard of warming up for a football match, but researchers from the University of Sydney are hoping that warming up for a flu vaccine could improve its effectiveness ...
Storefront Feature Articles