Mar 1, 2018
New breakthroughs
Pathology and nuns’ brains; improving outcomes for Alzheimer’s patients
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics dementia is now the leading cause of death for Australian women, overtaking heart disease,
Aug 24, 2017
New breakthroughs
Medical breakthrough or ethical minefield: Should CRISPR be used on human embryos?
CRISPR is a gene editing technology with enormous potential to cure disease
CRISPR technology has prompted international
Jun 7, 2017
New breakthroughs
CRISPR tech leads to new screening tool for Parkinson’s disease
Pictured: UCF scientists. Credit: UCF, College of Medicine
We’ve spoken a lot about the potential uses of CRISPR – the gene-editing t
May 25, 2017
New breakthroughs
Could genetics be the key to treating anorexia?
Eating disorders are thought to affect nearly 1m Australians1, with anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge eating disorders the most common.
Apr 20, 2017
New breakthroughs
Australian researchers discover link between blood type and infection risk
*Photo by Todd Hardingham
Australian infectious disease researchers at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute have found th
Feb 24, 2017
Pathology Explained
Trials and tribulations; pathology’s role in clinical trials
The term ‘clinical trial’ is laden with the hope of wonder treatments and medical breakthroughs but beyond the medical community, few pe
