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Indigestion medicines raise hip fracture risk in women  2/2/2012
Indigestion medicines raise hip fracture risk in women
Post-menopausal women are 35% more likely to suffer hip fracture if they take indigestion drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a figure which increases to 50% if they are ...
New breakthrough in cancer treatment  2/2/2012
New breakthrough in cancer treatment
The culmination of 10 years of collaborative research between scientists from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) and The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has led to a ...
Lumosity brain training improves attention in older adults  1/12/2012
Lumosity brain training improves attention in older adults
Lumosity, the leading online brain exercise program, has been shown to improve cognitive performance in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Simple online tool to aid GPs in early ovarian cancer diagnosis  1/12/2012
Simple online tool to aid GPs in early ovarian cancer diagnosis
The lives of hundreds of women could be saved every year, thanks to a simple online calculator that could help GPs identify women most at risk of having ovarian cancer at a much ...
Enzyme structure clue to HIV and Hepatitis C treatment  1/10/2012
Enzyme structure clue to HIV and Hepatitis C treatment
Scientists have determined the structure of the enzyme endomannosidase, significantly advancing our understanding of how a group of devastating human viruses including HIV and ...
Anti estrogen therapy may decrease melanoma risk  1/9/2012
Anti estrogen therapy may decrease melanoma risk
Women with breast cancer who take antiestrogen supplements may be decreasing their risk for melanoma, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the ...
No benefit for liberal blood transfusion after hip surgery: study  12/29/2011
No benefit for liberal blood transfusion after hip surgery: study
A liberal strategy for providing red blood cell transfusions following hip-fracture surgery to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease neither lowered their post-surgical risk ...
New sugar to treat type-1 diabetes  12/29/2011
New sugar to treat type-1 diabetes
Researchers from The Australian National University have discovered a new treatment for type-1 diabetes – an autoimmune disease which currently affects some 130,000 Australians.
New ink formulation enables nerve cell regeneration  12/20/2011
New ink formulation enables nerve cell regeneration
Researchers at the University of Wollongong’s have developed a new ink formulation that can be used to print surfaces that enable nerve cell regeneration.
Affordable treatments for sufferers of autoimmune diseases  12/15/2011
Affordable treatments for sufferers of autoimmune diseases
From Addison’s disease to Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn’s disease to Multiple Sclerosis — the list of crippling autoimmune diseases is long and they affect millions of people world-wide. ...
Simple test to help diagnose bowel and pancreatic cancer  12/15/2011
Simple test to help diagnose bowel and pancreatic cancer
A simple online calculator could offer family GPs a powerful new tool in tackling two of the most deadly forms of cancer, say researchers.
New study supports claim that breast screening is harmful  12/12/2011
New study supports claim that breast screening is harmful
A new study published recently on bmj.com supports the claim that the introduction of breast cancer screening in the UK may have caused more harm than good.
Vaccine hope for Alzheimer's disease  12/12/2011
Vaccine hope for Alzheimer's disease
A vaccine that slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia has been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Research ...
Research advances breast reconstruction  12/7/2011
Research advances breast reconstruction
Breast reconstruction surgery will become both safer and more realistic thanks to research led by Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Wound healing genomes in blood identified  12/7/2011
Wound healing genomes in blood identified
QIMR researchers, as part of an international study led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute UK, have identified 68 regions in the genome that affect blood platelet formation, ...
Common bone drug may extend life of replacement joints  12/7/2011
Common bone drug may extend life of replacement joints
People who take bisphosphonates after joint replacement surgery are less likely to need a repeat operation, finds a new study published on bmj.com.
Stem cell discovery could help mend hearts  12/6/2011
Stem cell discovery could help mend hearts
Researchers have discovered a new population of adult stem cells in the heart, which could augment the development of new regeneration and repair therapies for people who have suffered ...
New hip implants no better than traditional ones  12/1/2011
New hip implants no better than traditional ones
New hip implants appear to have no advantage over traditional implants, suggests a review of the evidence published on bmj.com.
Study to probe medical treatment levels for dying patients  12/1/2011
Study to probe medical treatment levels for dying patients
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will undertake a study into why futile medical treatment is, at times, provided to dying patients.
Award-winning continuity of care  11/29/2011
Award-winning continuity of care
A program making the transfer of elderly patients from hospital to residential care facilities safer has been lauded at the 2011 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.
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