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 ...

A 10 year vaccination program against rotavirus, human papillomavirus and pneumococcal disease could save over 1,000 lives across Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, but it could use up as much as 775% ...

Aussie and US researchers suggest that exercising might be as good as, or better than medication or therapies for dealing with symptoms of anxiety and depression. The team reviewed past research ...

Young sea lions may learn to forage by going on hunting trips with their mothers, according to Australian researchers. The scientists say some marine mammals are known to directly teach each other ...

Bushfire smoke may be impacting the mental health of kids, with Australian-led research showing that emergency department visits for child mental health increased in the six days after exposure. The ...

*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 ...

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.

Researchers from Australia, NZ, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia, have helped to map the toxins known as ciguatoxins that are one of the most common causes of seafood-linked food poisoning. The ...

Australian scientists have drawn on the traditional knowledge of the Martu Elders, the Traditional Owners of the western desert region in Western Australia, to learn about the northern quoll's decline ...

Smartwatches could be an effective tool for diagnosing older people with atrial fibrillation - an irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke - according to international researchers. The team ...