Long-acting contraceptives seem to be as safe as the pill when it comes to cancer risk: new study
Many women worry hormonal contraceptives have dangerous side-effects including increased cancer risk. But this perception is often out of proportion with the actual risks.
15 January 2025¹ú²ú̽»¨ and Vaxxas win prize to advance patch-based mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
¹ú²ú̽»¨â€™s BASE facility and biotechnology company Vaxxas have been announced as stage winners of a prestigious global prize to accelerate a patch-based mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.
14 January 2025Sports betting has historically been considered an overwhelmingly male pursuit – but those odds could be about to change, a ¹ú²ú̽»¨ study has found.
14 January 2025Australians spent more than A$400 million on medicinal cannabis in the first half of 2024 alone.
13 January 2025Fall-related injuries in Australia’s residential aged care could be costing the health system $325 million annually, a University of Queensland study has revealed.
13 January 2025Clinicians have successfully used custom-made 3D printed bone scaffolds, printed on-site at ¹ú²ú̽»¨, to rebuild part of a man’s jawbone.
9 January 2025Mental illness in Australian youth is rising. We don’t know why but despite very little evidence, social media is bearing the brunt of the blame.
7 January 2025The full cost of recovering all of Australia’s threatened animals and plants has been calculated for the first time.
7 January 2025Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.
7 January 2025Monarch butterflies appear to be declining not just in North America but also in Australasia.
3 January 2025Australian women are better educated than men but still face poorer job prospects and lower incomes.
2 January 2025A University of Queensland study has found no link between exposure to water fluoridation as a young child and negative cognitive development.
19 December 2024Researchers have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.
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