Archive: 16/09/2013
Scientists develop refined diagnostic tool for inherited dementias
Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) have developed and tested a more efficient and cost effective way to diagnose early onset, genetic forms of dementia.
Sep 16, 2013
Everyone 'is now polluted'
Virtually every human being on Earth can now be considered physiologically and biochemically polluted by human-made chemicals, a leading medical doctor will tell CleanUp 2013 in Melbourne today.
Sep 16, 2013
White blood cell previously linked to infection may have another role
A new link between meal times and daily changes in the immune system has been identified by UC San Francisco researchers, and has led them to question assumptions about the roles of specific immune cells in infection and ...
Sep 16, 2013
Are there drugs in our water?
Recreational drugs could become a major source of Australian urban water contamination, scientists warn.
Sep 16, 2013
Call for national approach on kids' cancer exposure
Australia needs to decide whether to adopt a uniform national approach to the rules on exposing babies and children to cancer-causing chemicals, an environmental researcher says.
Sep 16, 2013