Medical research
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Killer proteins may axe meningitis AAP - 05-08-2022
A group of bacteria-killing proteins inside the body could help develop more effective drugs, with the potential to eliminate diseases including meningitis, pneumonia and
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CBD helps ease chronic anxiety AAP - 04-08-2022
A drug derived from cannabis has been found to significantly ease chronic anxiety, the most common mental health disorder in Australia. A small-scale 12-week
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Generation of short-sighted kids at risk AAP - 01-08-2022
Children are at increased risk of developing myopia due to increased screen time during the pandemic and delayed vision checks, optometrists say. Results from
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Study shows sugar spike in food, drinks AAP - 30-07-2022
Australians are inadvertently consuming more sugar and sweetener than they were 15 years ago, as manufacturers hike up the amount they slip into food and drinks.
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Male contraceptive pill step closer AAP - 29-07-2022
A male contraceptive pill could be a step closer to becoming a reality, with Melbourne researchers discovering a leaf extract has the potential to hinder sperm movement.
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Air pollution raises dementia risk AAP - 28-07-2022
Air pollution is "likely" to increase the risk of developing dementia, a UK government research group has said. The Committee on the Medical Effects
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'Growing pains' a medical misnomer AAP - 24-07-2022
For more than 200 years, parents have dismissed childhood's mysterious aches and cramps as nothing more than growing pains. But a new study by the University
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Is sunscreen affecting our vitamin D? AAP - 20-07-2022
Whether or not wearing sunscreen prevents healthy vitamin D production will be examined in a major new study in Australia. The first ever large-scale trial
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Kids 'hidden victims' of family violence AAP - 20-07-2022
Children are the hidden victims of family violence, which places them at significant risk of mental health problems, an Australian study has found. The report
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Study predicts Aust pollen high and lows AAP - 19-07-2022
Brisbane's asthma and hayfever sufferers can expect to sneeze and cough more than their southern city counterparts. A study that tracked shifts in pollen
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Diet lowers stroke risk more than surgery AAP - 18-07-2022
A better diet, more exercise and quitting smoking can do more to reduce the risk of stroke in Australians than surgery. Carotid artery stenosis occurs when
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Women have more COVID fear than men AAP - 15-07-2022
A "stark" worry gap has emerged since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with women twice as likely as men to be extremely worried about their lives, research
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Health fears over human sunscreen testing AAP - 14-07-2022
Human sunscreen testing should be phased out because it poses health risks and ethical problems, experts say. Australian scientists are backing the development
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Study paints grim silica dust picture AAP - 13-07-2022
Up to 10,000 people in Australia are predicted to develop lung cancer in their lifetimes from silica dust exposure, according to a new study. The Curtin University
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Gut bacteria breakthrough for IBD patients AAP - 05-07-2022
A major breakthrough has been made in the understanding of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, which may lead to more treatments for sufferers. More than 100,000 Australians
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Flu vaccine allergy over-diagnosed AAP - 04-07-2022
Severe adverse reactions to flu vaccines are sometimes over-diagnosed to anaphylaxis by physicians erring on the side of caution, a brief study published in the Medical Journal
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Monkeypox symptoms different now AAP - 02-07-2022
Patients with monkeypox in the UK have noticeably different symptoms from those seen in previous outbreaks, according to researchers in London, raising concerns cases are
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Australians biggest ice users, data shows AAP - 30-06-2022
Australians use more ice than people in parts of Europe and Asia, with the drug's highly addictive quality driving demand and consumption even during pandemic lockdowns,
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App replaces sleeping pills for insomniacs AAP - 26-06-2022
Insomnia patients should ditch the drugs and sign up to an Australian-designed app to help them improve their sleep patterns. That's according to Britain's
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Sport, music boost childhood wellbeing AAP - 21-06-2022
Children involved in after-school activities, including sport and music lessons, are more likely to feel happier and healthier than those glued to a screen, a new study has

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