Under-18 cosmetic surgery laws need stitching up
Laws banning cosmetic surgery for Queensland minors will only be effective if the other states also jump on board, a QUT law lecturer has said.
Jul 24, 2013
Archive: 24/07/2013
New biomarker for bowel cancer could help predict if disease will spread
Scientists have identified a protein that could play a crucial role in recognising whether bowel cancer patients need chemotherapy as there is a high risk of their bowel cancer spreading, according to a new study1 published ...
Jul 24, 2013
Research shows novel way in which Salmonella can resist antibiotics and antibacterial soaps
Salmonella bacteria – most frequently spread to humans by infected food – that develop a resistance to one group of antibiotics are also less susceptible to killing by other, unrelated antibiotics and a biocide used in ...
Jul 24, 2013
Osteoarthritis improved by extra physiotherapy programmes
Aanual physiotherapy or regular exercise programmes make a significant difference for people with painful osteoarthritis in the knee and hip joints, and are cost-effective, new research from the University of Otago shows.
Jul 24, 2013
Researcher studies protein's role in aging
With time, the amino acid known as asparagine will eventually degrade. Long considered a type of protein "damage," the phenomenon has come to be accepted as yet another part of aging: our hair turns gray, our joints begin ...
Jul 24, 2013
Beware of cold viruses even during summertime
Is it just me or do summer colds seem much worse than winter colds? And why do we get colds during the summer anyway?
Jul 24, 2013
Researchers explore childhood development and sleep patterns
Be it the stress of poor work-life balance and everyday living or the seemingly endless stream of technological advancement unleashed globally on a daily basis, sleep patterns have become neglected for some and nightmarish ...
Jul 24, 2013
Bioactive paper will revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics
A pair of University researchers have received a $600,000 CIHR award to develop a bioactive paper that aims to provide an inexpensive, point-of-care diagnostic tool to measure bronchitis in patients with airway diseases, ...
Jul 24, 2013
High levels of a specific enzyme in fetuses linked to anxiety
Mouse embryos with the human enzyme CYP2C19 in the brain develop a smaller hippocampus and anxiety-like behaviour as adults. The results of this new study, which is published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, agree in ...
Jul 24, 2013
Scientists edge closer towards first pancreatitis treatment
Scientists have for the first time provided proof of principle for a drug-based treatment of acute pancreatitis – a disease for which currently there is no treatment.
Jul 24, 2013
