Illness prevention under the spotlight
NEWS ANALYSIS: A damning report on Australia's health system, which calls for greater attention to preventative health, has been welcomed by public health experts.
View ArticleCalls to debate 'fertility outsourcing'
NEWS ANALYSIS: In a world where rich countries look for cheap labour in poor ones, bioethicists, lawyers and women's health advocates are raising questions about the outsourcing of baby-making -...
View ArticleNanotechnology to make buildings cooler
A heat pump based on nanoparticles could one day cool buildings without the need for energy-intensive air conditioning, say Australian researchers.
View ArticleMalaria parasite caught in the act
RED HANDED: Scientists have snapped some of the sharpest images yet of malaria parasites breaking and entering into human cells.
View ArticleOur ancestors recycled their urine: why shouldn't we?
OPINION: As experts warn about about the world's dwindling reserves of phosphorus and water, Dena Fam has a radical solution.
View ArticleNew study queries pesticide safety levels
SAFE LEVELS: Pesticides could be damaging river biodiversity at levels that have been traditionally regarded as environmentally safe by authorities, suggests a new study.
View Article'Blinkered' approach on cholera questioned
More strains of cholera bacteria, than currently believed, could cause disease, suggests new research.
View ArticleManuka the bees' knees at fighting infection
MANUKA MAGIC: Manuka is the best honey for stopping bacterial infections in wounds but not all honeys labelled manuka are the real thing, say researchers.
View ArticleLoss of choice in health programs valued
HEALTH CHOICE: A dollar value can now be put on the loss of individual choice in mandatory public health programs such as vaccination, say researchers.
View ArticleSecrets of trail-blazing bacteria revealed
TRACKING BADDIES: Bacteria in slimy biofilms are able to spread rapidly over surfaces such as catheters by building a transport network with DNA for tracks, say Australian researchers.
View ArticleDNA study unlocks microbial dark matter
DARK INSIGHTS: Scientists have uncovered the genomes of 'microbial dark matter' using cutting-edge DNA technology.
View ArticleMotor neurone clue in blue-green algae
TOXIC LINK: A toxin in blue-green algae could be taken up by the body's proteins and trigger motor neurone disease, new research suggests.
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