A new class of cancer drug, which targets the most commonly mutated gene in human cancers, has shown promise in an early-stage trial with 20% response rate in patients with advanced solid cancers. The ...

The protection against cervical cancer provided by human papillomavirus vaccination shows no sign of waning after as much as 18 years, according to a Swedish study of HPV vaccines and cervical cancer ...

An international task force, which includes Australians, has outlined the circumstances in which it may be clinically indicated to take people off certain drugs used to treat mental illness. They say ...

Understanding the ideal surface geometry for coral settlement and early growth was the shared goal of a new research project that is already achieving success. Just like a human newborn, coral larvae ...

Scan anyone over 40 with an MRI, and you are likely to find abnormalities in their rotator cuff (a group of muscles and tendons in the shoulder), and this shouldn't be used to diagnose or direct ...

We know artificial intelligence (AI) is energy and water hungry, but how hungry? A Dutch scientist says that, while figuring out the power and water use of chatbots like ChatGPT is hard, looking at ...

International researchers have developed a method for making bamboo-based plastic which they say is strong enough to be used for industrial purposes but able to biodegrade in soil within 50 days. The ...

**BRIEFING RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE** Our diets are being displaced around the world by cheaper, ultra-processed foods that are in turn increasing the rate of chronic diseases, according to a series of ...

The research by University of Sydney marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. It found that 66 percent of the colonies were bleached ...

Generative AI technology could create between 1.2 and 5 million tonnes of e-waste between 2020 and 2030, predicts new research in Nature Computational Science. The ...

Brazilian researchers who have pooled together past research on the topic say that, despite larger muscle mass, transgender women have comparable physical fitness levels to those of cisgender women.

*BRIEFING RECORDING AVAILABLE* An annual survey of young Australians aged 15-29, called the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll (SDRR) survey, has revealed the gaps in what young Australians know about their ...