Sarah Wiedersehn
Platypus hormone could treat diabetes
Already targeted as a possible answer to the world’s superbug woes, Australia’s humble platypus is now being positioned as a weapon against...
Critical insights to help pre-term babies
Researchers have come up with a more precise and safe level of oxygen that a very premature baby should receive, to optimise...
Warning about ‘gluten-free’ claims
Not all “gluten-free” foods sold in eateries are actually free of the potentially harmful protein, people with coeliac disease have been warned....
Experts call for graphic labelling on junk foods
An image of a damaged human heart covered in yellowish fat from too much junk food would turn people off eating unhealthy...
Arthritis takes toll on mental health, study finds
People with arthritis are significantly more likely to suffer depression or anxiety and have panic attacks, according to new research. The latest...
UV exposure may increase prostate cancer risk
In a blow to men who have had melanoma, a study has found survivors of the deadly skin cancer have an increased...
Epidural still a headache for many women
The last thing a woman who has just given birth wants is an excruciating headache, but for many it is a complication...
Multiple sclerosis on the rise in Australia, new data suggests
Young Brisbane Heat cricketer Jemma Barsby naturally pulled up a little sore from three “full” days of bowling at an Aussie training...
Living near fast food outlets is bad for your heart: report
People who live within 500 metres of one or more fast food outlets are more likely to end up with heart disease,...
Hopes for breakthrough in stomach cancer treatment
Australian scientists may have discovered a new way to treat deadly stomach cancer, a disease that strikes down twice as many men...