Brain tumours are cognitive parasites – how brain cancer hijacks neural circuits and causes cognitive decline
Saritha Krishna, University of California, San Francisco and Shawn Hervey-Jumper, University of California, San Francisco…
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A cancer centre is the latest victim of cyber attacks. Why health data hacks keep happening
Mohiuddin Ahmed, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University It seems hardly a…
Moderna’s experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn’t prevent melanoma – a biochemist explains how it works
Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo Media outlets have reported the encouraging findings of clinical…
New paper introduces ethics framework for use of Generative AI in healthcare
A new paper published today by leading Australian AI ethicist Stefan Harrer PhD proposes for…
RANZCR urges the Federal Government to implement the recommendations of the National Dust Diseases Taskforce
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) urges the Federal Government to…
Does eating processed meats cause colorectal cancer?
Processed meats are a staple in Australian diets, but according to experts at UNSW Sydney…
Hospital parking fees contribute to financial toxicity for cancer patients
Transportation to and from cancer centres for outpatient cancer treatments has been identified as one…
The Lancet Special Issue: Advancing racial and ethnic equity in science, medicine and global health
Timed to Human Rights Day on 10th December, The Lancet dedicates an issue to advancing racial and…
Cannabis holds promise for pain management, reducing the need for opioid painkillers – a neuropharmacology expert explains how
By Benjamin Land, University of Washington Drug overdose deaths from opioids continue to rise in…
Should we really believe scientific facts will last forever when history is full of revolutions in thinking?
Peter Vickers, Durham University Astronomers once believed the Sun revolved around the Earth. In the…