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The eyes have it: using AI to detect diabetic eye disease

We’ve successfully trialled a world-first AI-based tech for GPs to detect diabetic retinopathy – saving people long waits to see a specialist for screening, and enabling faster treatment.

Health

Cold and flu quiz: Part 2

We're back, with part 2! Are parents of small children more susceptible to catching the cold or flu? Take the quiz to find out.

Health

Cold and flu quiz: How well do you really know your snotty stuff?

Does getting a flu shot make you sick? Can exercise help you get over your cold faster? Our quiz will help you sort fact from fiction.

Health

Scanning for iron: new Alzheimer’s research could help predict dementia

The latest results by Aussie scientists might in the future make it easier for doctors to predict a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, paving the way for new treatments.

Know your mozzie: the Asian Tiger Mosquito

What would happen if the Asian Tiger Mosquito made it to mainland Australia, and how can we prevent it?

A cybernetic future for health: precision nanomedicine, implants, and telling biomarkers

Probing Biosystems, a new platform, seeks to develop and tailor state-of-the-art technologies to monitor personal health on a rapid, real-time basis.

Environment

Nurture in nature: Top 5 species used in medicine

For centuries, medicine has looked to nature for cures and treatments. Here are our top five picks for medicines derived from nature.

Tech

Where there’s smoke there’s fire: early cancer detection through fine-print mapping of blood vessel growth

Our new algorithm maps new blood vessel growth with more fidelity to quickly zero in on early-stage cancers.

Health

Low-Carb Cook Ups

Our Low-Carb Diet Book helps people with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. We know it can be tricky to start a new diet, so we've created some videos so you can cook along with us!

How far will a male mosquito travel to find a mate – and will he cross the road?

Over the course of the five-week ‘Mark, Release Recapture’ (MRR) study 3000 male mosquitoes were released and then recaptured through a network of over 70 traps. All to find out if they'd cross a road for a mate.

Health

Bowel cancer detected earlier with a simple blood test

A new, more accurate blood test for bowel cancer developed by our scientists could lead to a reduction in the number of deaths from the disease.

Age-related Macular degeneration treatment sees the light – and it’s golden

For those with age-related macular degeneration, a trip to the doctor once a month to get an injection in the eye is not uncommon. As excruciating as regular injections in the eye sounds, it’s essential to stop the build-up of fluid in the macula from further obscuring their vision. However thanks to our researchers, those injections...

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