Health

Distinguished Professor Stephanie Gras

New protein key to longer-lasting COVID-19 vaccines

Australian researchers have found a hidden protein within the SARS-CoV-2 virus that could lead to a more effective COVID-19 vaccine. La Trobe University lead researcher
Read more 4 September 2025
Man using phone in toilet. | Newsreel

Read this study, but not on the toilet

Taking your smartphone to the toilet risks becoming a real pain in your behind. A new United States study found that smartphone use on the toilet was associated with a
Read more 4 September 2025
Sad elderly person. | Newsreel

Jump in older people dying from an overdose

By Suzanne Nielsen and Tina Lam When we talk about drug overdose deaths, many of us imagine a problem that affects young people. But new data from Australia’s Annual
Read more 2 September 2025
Shrew. | Newsreel

Shrew’s shrinkable brain offers new Alzheimer’s hope

A mammal which can shrink and regrow its brain could unlock future treatments for human brain conditions like Alzheimer’s. European researchers are studying the shrew
Read more 2 September 2025
Woman coughing. | Newseel

Researchers probe Long COVID data for MS insights

A new research centre will use a study of Long COVID to provide insights into other diseases such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis. La Trobe Institute
Read more 1 September 2025
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Rates of lethal “silent” cancer set to grow by 20 percent

The incidence of gynaecological cancers, which kill six Australian women each day, is expected to jump my more than 20 percent by 2035. A new report from the Australia
Read more 1 September 2025
Man taking a pill. | Newsreel

Daily aspirin warning for healthy older Australians

Taking aspirin daily does little to prevent heart attack or stroke in healthy older adults and may increase the risk “hazardous bleeding complications”. Research
Read more 1 September 2025
Grandmother and baby. | Newsreel

You now have less chance of an 100th birthday party

The increase of life expectancy in humans has slowed, with a time when the average age is 100 slipping further into the future. A new study compared the life
Read more 1 September 2025
Scientist looking at brain activity. | Newsreel

New direct link measures brain networks in real-time

A technological breakthrough, being tested in Brisbane, which interacts directly with the brain has the potential to provide a new tool to combat the mental health
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Children collection water. | Newsreel

One in four still lack safe drinking water

More than 2 billion people, one in four of the world’s population, lack access to safe drinking water. A new World Health Organization (WHO)-UNICEF report,
Read more 29 August 2025