Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Wastewater monitoring could act as pandemic early warning system

An international collaboration involving Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Rockefeller Foundation, Mathematica and the United Kingdom's Health Security Agency has shed light on how different countries monitor wastewater ...

Overweight & Obesity

Breakthrough could lead to new obesity treatments

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the University of Cambridge have made an important discovery in the race to find treatments for obesity and related diseases, such as diabetes.

Genetics

Gene responsible for severe facial defects identified

Goldenhar syndrome is a rare congenital disease, affecting early fetal development. This syndrome includes malformations of varying severity, affecting different parts of the face. Its causes and modes of transmission are ...

Medical research

A new way to remove waste from the brain after hemorrhage

Intracerebral hemorrhage, and bleeding into the brain tissue, is a devastating neurological condition affecting millions of people annually. It has a high mortality rate, while survivors are affected by long-term neurological ...

Oncology & Cancer

Researchers identify genes that cause rare hidden cancer

Several genes that cause sarcoma have been identified in the first comprehensive genetic map of sarcomas, generated by research led by Omico, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney. The research has wide ...

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