Some people who have torn their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) may recover just as well without having a full knee reconstruction, according to an 'Insights' article from Australian researchers. The ...

European scientists say older adults with anaemia (a lack of healthy red blood cells or haemoglobin, impairing oxygen transport in blood) may be at a higher risk of developing dementia than those ...

Children born to mothers who used buprenorphine for opioid addiction during pregnancy do not have a greater risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and autism, compared with children whose ...

Despite recent advances, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots aren't very good at using reasoning to reach a medical diagnosis, so they should only be used with caution and under human supervision, ...

*****NEWS BRIEFING: Mon 30 March 10:00 AEDT ONLINE***** A comprehensive review led by cancer researchers at UNSW has found that vaping is likely to cause lung and oral cancer, even before long-term ...

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Agricultural soils exposed to glyphosate might also be an unexpected breeding ground for hospital ‘superbugs’ according to international researchers. The team collected 68 bacterial strains from a ...

Hidden deep in the ice of the Weißseespitze glacier in Austria lie records of medieval mining, fires and volcanoes, but these historical snapshots are now at risk of melting away as the planet heats ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels are being detected within the human body, with new research warning that a key blood marker for the gas could near its healthy limit within decades if current trends ...

A new class of cancer drug, which targets the most commonly mutated gene in human cancers, has shown promise in an early-stage trial with 20% response rate in patients with advanced solid cancers. The ...

Brazilian researchers who have pooled together past research on the topic say that, despite larger muscle mass, transgender women have comparable physical fitness levels to those of cisgender women.

*BRIEFING RECORDING AVAILABLE* An annual survey of young Australians aged 15-29, called the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll (SDRR) survey, has revealed the gaps in what young Australians know about their ...