Health Archives - CSIROscope

Move over broccoli. Check out the new cauliflower latte

At this year's Hort Connections conference in Melbourne, the fruit and veg industry has been introduced to the cauliflower latte. This stems from our project last year with the broccoli latte.

Protecting the proteins that protect us from cancer

We’re researching a treatment to target prostate and HPV-related cancers including cervical, anal and head and neck cancers.

Helping cattle combat germs: more genetics, less antibiotics

How now, healthy cow? In a world first, we’ve genetically selected cattle with a better immune system, leading to better animal welfare outcomes, healthier cattle and fewer antibiotics in our food.

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Can AI help fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs?

Humanity is in a race against time to develop new ways to keep rapidly evolving superbugs in check. We’re collaborating on an AI-powered network to help.

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How your food choices can benefit more than just your health

The global food system is a large contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, check out how your food choices can help to reduce the impact.

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Working to treat ‘untreatable’ cancers

We’re working to provide Australian cancer patients with revolutionary new therapies known as theranostics to fight even the most difficult-to-treat cancers.

Top tips for making your water tank mozzie proof

New research revealed unsealed and damaged rainwater tanks could expose millions of Australians to the risk of mosquito-borne infectious diseases like dengue fever. So how can you keep your tank safe?

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The Power of Protein

We tend to eat our protein in an uneven distribution across the day - mostly at dinner. We are also getting far too much protein from high energy, nutrient-poor discretionary foods. That's why we've got some recipes from our new Protein Plus Nutrition and Exercise Plan to help pack your plate with protein.

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Can you put the pro in protein? Take our quiz

We need a lot of protein in our diets to stay healthy, but how much do you actually know about it? Take our quiz to find out.

New tool a dynamo in tracking infectious diseases

We've developed a new tool to better monitor and predict outbreaks of infectious diseases, like dengue and measles, in Australia.

A virtual reality check for cancer research

Virtual reality (VR) technology is for more than just gaming. We're working with our partners on a new project using VR to aid in diagnostics and treatment for young cancer patients.

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The latest buzz about Zika-resistant mozzies

Working with the University of California San Diego (UCSD), we’ve engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the biggest transmitter of Zika, to be resistant to spreading this devastating virus.

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