New Tool Can Detect Fast-Spreading SARS-CoV-2 Variants Early – Researchers have developed a powerful tool that can detect variants of SARS-CoV-2 with high transmission potential before they become widespread. This approach could significantly support public health efforts to control outbreaks and help identify new variants that need closer monitoring. By analysing millions of viral genome […]
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Cancer immunotherapy treatment dramatically reduces sunspots – University of Queensland researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent. Over 12 months, researchers monitored 23 patients receiving immunotherapy for unrelated cancers and found the treatment also targeted cancerous and […]
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Help Your Elderly Parents Keep Their Independence – Most of us will be caregivers for an elderly parent at some stage in our lives. Some people may juggle caregiving with work and children. Some people can travel hundreds or thousands of miles to care for their parents. Every situation is unique, but when elderly parents […]
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New treatment hope for childhood cancers – University of Queensland research using “natural killer” cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating childhood cancer in 40 years. Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes, a Principal Research Fellow from UQ’s Frazer Institute led a team to develop new therapeutic strategies for hard-to-treat paediatric sarcomas that […]
Vaping laws linked to smoking decline – University of Queensland researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public health outcomes. Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research said adult daily smoking rates […]
“If people don’t get the bowel care they need, they could have a stroke and die, it’s as simple as that.” Healthcare professionals and patients across England and Wales have shared their support for a new awareness day, led by Spinal Injuries Association and backed by the Department of Health and Social Care, that highlights […]
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Travelling through Ukraine, its overwhelming cultural power is palpable and unavoidable. No amount of challenges, obstacles and setbacks, as evil as they might be, seem able to hold this nation back. At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, our Co-Founder David Nott was one of the first foreign surgeons on the frontline. Kharkiv […]
This Valentines Day mental health expert Noel McDermott offers his expert tips for maintaining a healthy relationship. In addition to the traditional romantic meal and floral bouquet, he stresses we should make time to understand what makes a relationship roadworthy and how to better deal with life’s challenges together. How to make a relationship roadworthy Create emotional […]
Frontotemporal dementia – reasons for misdiagnosis – University of Queensland researchers discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not have the disease in a study aimed at identifying factors that contribute to misdiagnosis of this notoriously difficult to diagnose disorder. Psychiatrist Dr Joshua Flavell, working with cognitive neurologist Professor […]
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Climate change may be delaying births – New Curtin University research has found exposure to outdoor air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may increase the risk of prolonged pregnancy, offering new insights into the impact of climate change on maternal health. The study analysed data from nearly 400,000 births in Western Australia and found […]