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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 2025
doctor holding 3D model of uterus

¹ú²ú̽»¨ 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 2025
An image of the Vaxxas high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) technology, showing a small patch containing thousands of microprojections.
A woman sits on a couch looking at a phone showing a sports betting app

Sports betting has historically been considered an overwhelmingly male pursuit – but those odds could be about to change, a ¹ú²ú̽»¨ study has found.

14 January 2025
Doctors handwriting a prescription with dried medicinal cannabis.

Australians spent more than A$400 million on medicinal cannabis in the first half of 2024 alone.

13 January 2025
Elderly hand holding a youthful hand with greenery background

Fall-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 2025
A model jaw covered by a small latticed 3d-printed cover

Clinicians have successfully used custom-made 3D printed bone scaffolds, printed on-site at ¹ú²ú̽»¨, to rebuild part of a man’s jawbone.

9 January 2025
Young child holding a cellphone

Mental 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 2025
a spotty lizard with a wide mouth is licking its lips

The full cost of recovering all of Australia’s threatened animals and plants has been calculated for the first time.

7 January 2025
the round skull of an animal with large teeth

Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.

7 January 2025
Young parents with dad holding toddler in air

Australian women are better educated than men but still face poorer job prospects and lower incomes.

2 January 2025
Child filling glass with water from kitchen tap

A University of Queensland study has found no link between exposure to water fluoridation as a young child and negative cognitive development.

19 December 2024
A cheetah in front of a racetrack

Researchers have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.

19 December 2024