Health

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
Doctor explaining ultrasound. Newsreel

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
Homeless child. | Newsreel

One Australian child dies every week homeless and alone

Thousands of Australian children are homeless without a parent or guardian and hundreds have committed suicide despite being known to specialist homelessness
Read more 27 August 2025
Woman taking pill. | Newsreel

Common painkillers fuel antibiotic resistance risk

The use of common over-the-counter painkillers is fuelling antibiotic resistance, one of the greatest threats to global health. New research from University of South
Read more 26 August 2025
Man coughing. | Newsreel

Long COVID impact on par with stroke and Parkinson’s

By Danielle Hitch, Genevieve Pepin and Kieva Richards When most people think of COVID now, they picture a short illness like a cold – a few days of fever, sore throat
Read more 25 August 2025