Research into cancer, anticancer treatments, and ageing has been advanced through the identification of the composition of human telomerase - an enzyme integral to 85% of all cancers.

Australian scientists have identified leukaemia cells responsible for causing relapse after treatment in the most common form of childhood cancer.

Research by a professor of psychology at the University of New England is revealing that profoundly deaf people fitted with a cochlear implant (or "Bionic Ear") can benefit from having implants in both ears.

Researchers at Melbourne’s Howard Florey Institute have opened up new treatment possibilities for Huntington’s disease by proving a scientific theory incorrect.

Women who are overweight as young children more than triple their risk of developing adult on-set asthma, a new University of Melbourne study has found.

Scientists at Prince Henry’s Institute, a leading Australian hormone research institute, have discovered a target for a new female contraceptive that may also reduce HIV infection.

Medical researchers at the University of Otago have shown a seldom-measured lipoprotein in the blood is a strong indicator of risk for four distinct forms of vascular disease.

Scientists at WEHI have made a discovery with potentially profound implications for the care of patients, especially those undergoing cancer chemotherapy.

Giving up smoking can reduce the risk of dying from lung cancer by up to 70%, new research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week shows.

Australian school children who drink fruit juices and fruit drinks are more likely to be overweight or obese than those who don’t, Deakin researchers have found.

Many Australian adults are enjoying improved oral health, but some are still missing out, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

University of Otago genetic researchers have discovered exactly how a deadly hereditary type of stomach cancer develops.

Fluoride in water and toothpaste provides significant dental benefits into adulthood, the latest national survey of oral health shows, with a marked drop in dental decay levels over the past 17 years.

Growing numbers of women are having breast augmentation surgery but too little information is being made available about the choices available for shape and size of implants and the associated risks,

An Australian-developed vaccine that’s been trialed in Perth has been found to produce a strong immune response against the H5N1 bird flu virus.