Computerised cognitive training improves childhood cancer survivors’ attention and memory
Intensive, adaptive computer-based cognitive training presented as a video game helped improve working memory and…
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Scientists uncover four different types of bowel cancer
Bowel cancer can be divided up into four distinct diseases, each with its own set…
Groundbreaking computer program diagnoses cancer in two days
By Mette Haagen Marcussen. In by far the majority of cancer cases, doctors can quickly…
More than one-third of cancers can be avoided if Australians modify their lifestyle
Sasha Petrova, The Conversation Nearly 40,000 cancers diagnosed in Australia can be prevented if people…
Victoria set to legalise medical marijuana
In an Australian first, the Victorian Government announced this week that it would legalise marijuana…
ANZUP Pedal Powers New Concept Research Fund
Great ideas need funding to germinate. ANZUP is taking on the challenge of seeding new projects through…
Why elephants rarely get cancer
Potential mechanism identified that may be key to cancer resistance Why elephants rarely get cancer…
Scientists pave way for diamonds to trace early cancers
Physicists from the University of Sydney have devised a way to use diamonds to identify…
Antioxidants cause malignant melanoma to metastasise faster
Fresh research at Sahlgrenska Academy has found that antioxidants can double the rate of melanoma…
Laura Esserman’s “Five things women should know about breast cancer”
Dr. Laura Esserman is filled with hope this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The UC San…