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 ...

A review led by Adelaide University researchers has found there's a lack of clear guidelines around the early testing of AI tools in health clinics, during a process known as silent trials. The global ...

A fast-moving butterfly is helping scientists prove that Facebook and Flickr aren’t just for holiday snaps, they could be key allies in tracking invasive species and monitoring biodiversity shifts in ...

New research has found that years of rapidly increasing food prices following the COVID-19 pandemic may have distorted how New Zealanders perceive the cost of food. In February 2025, researchers asked ...

Preserving hearing health could also help protect the brain, according to international researchers who looked into the effect of presbycusis, one of the most common forms of age-related hearing loss.

High-intensity circuit training (HICT) could make sleep disorder treatment more effective, according to international research, which found that combining exercise and sleep interventions led to ...

Young people who use social media are more likely to be lonely, according to research from the US, but the researchers can't say for sure if its higher social media use, or if young people are using ...

Aussie researchers looked into the social lives of 68 people diagnosed with a neurological condition - such as stroke, MS, and Parkinson's - and say having a bigger social network was linked to ...

New research on women aged 63 to 99 supports the health benefits of staying strong into older age. The US research team tested the strength of 5400 women using two common tests: the grip strength in ...