Medical research

The spread of Japanese encephalitis in Australia could slow thanks to a new novel vaccine aimed at domesticated pigs. Severe disease from JEV is rare but potentially

Being married may help prevent type 2 diabetes, regardless of whether the relationship is happy, research suggests. Previous studies have found that happy marriages

In a small metal chamber, in a metal room, in a tightly sealed Brisbane lab is one of the rarest things on earth - a space almost entirely free of plastic.

People who suffer multiple traumatic brain injuries are more likely to have worse cognitive function later on in life, new research suggests. Incidents like

Drugs designed to treat depression are increasingly being used to alleviate chronic pain conditions from headaches and back pain to irritable bowel syndrome.

Cutting-back on as little as two pieces of chocolate per week could save Australia's health system $373 million a year in foregone knee-replacements, research has found.

The outlook for ageing people with sight issues may be looking brighter with Australian scientists on the cusp of a breakthrough new treatment. Age-related

A disease costing the healthcare system $14 billion a year and affecting one in seven Australians receives only one per cent of medical research funding. Arthritis

The psychedelic chemical in "magic mushrooms" might ease depression in some hard-to-treat patients, a preliminary study has found. The effects were

The world's microplastics problem just got worse, with Australian scientists finding the waste particles give hitchhiking viruses a free ride. The groundbreaking

Radiologists have probed changes to the brains of astronauts that could have significant implications for the future of human colonisation on the moon and Mars.

More than 1.2 million Australians are living with an eating disorder yet fewer than one-quarter of them are receiving evidence-based treatment, but a new research centre is

Queensland researchers are hoping to develop a world-first gonorrhoea vaccine with the antibiotic resistant bacteria affecting more than 100 million people every year.

Every aspect of life can influence one's state of wellness, so the saying goes. However, number crunchers keen to determine to what extent, have come away

Screen-slave adolescents are a forgotten demographic when it comes to obesity, with better prevention strategies sorely needed. This is the key finding from

Having fluoride in your town's drinking water is safe and does not affect a child's development, research out of Queensland has shown. Emotional and

One in 12 Australians have low levels of the world's most common herbicide chemical in their system, new research indicates. The Australian-first study

Babies are getting potentially harmful chemicals with their milk and may also be drawing down on the stores in their mothers' bodies, a conference in Adelaide has heard.

The journey to 10,000 steps every day could be as important as the destination, according to research linking walking pace with lower rates of dementia, heart disease and

Encouraging new data on a malaria vaccine from Oxford University bodes well for global effort to combat the mosquito-borne disease that kills a child every minute, its makers