A QIMR Berghofer-led randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flus...
Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
Identifying COVID-19 infections has become more reliable with the release of the National Measurement Institute (NMI)’s new reference standard for the SARS-CoV-2...
An experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment is proving effective at treating some of the most persistent, life-threatening antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
A new study led by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, has found 95.5 per cent of current entries in GISAID, the world’s...
Two researchers at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research have been awarded prestigious Heart Foundation of Australia Fellowships.
Two international studies have shed light on why the virus that causes COVID-19 is so infectious compared to other SARS viruses.
Australian researchers have discovered the gut microbiome – a complex ecosystem of microorganisms made up of bacteria, viruses, fungi and other life...
Could city air be bad for our health?
Scarlet fever is on the rise worldwide, after being almost eradicated by the 1940s.