A study conducted at the University of Western Sydney has developed a violence assessment tool to help nurses and doctors in hospital emergency departments avoid violent attacks.

A single, oral dose cure for malaria is one step closer as new synthetic drugs have been shown to cure malaria in animals.

A new asthma gene provides an unexpected link between asthma and obesity according to a research team at Sydney’s Garvan Institute.

Elderly smokers are at increased risk of dementia and cognitive decline compared with those who have never smoked and those who have given up.

A new study shows that lung damage in smokers continues to progress, even after they have stopped smoking.

A Deakin University study has shed light on what causes breast cancer cells to move to other parts of the body.

Reducing time spent sitting and increasing light physical activity may reduce the risk of diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases.

Scientists have isolated at least 25 genes that cause seven of the most common hereditary diseases including diabetes and arthritis in the world's largest genetic study.

Women may be able to screen themselves under a radical new testing procedure proposed by two Sydney University researchers.

A scientist has uncovered evidence that could explain why some stroke patients have trouble maintaining a stable image of their visual world when they make eye movements.

New research on growth hormone doping takes the international sporting community one step closer to stamping out drug cheats.

Researchers are another step closer to understanding Alzheimer’s disease due to the similarity between human brain changes and those exhibited by mouse models of the disease.

Scientists have discovered a weak link in human digestion that could revolutionise healthy eating and medical treatment for the chronically-ill.

A leading Australian education analyst has questioned whether Australia is ready for the coming Asia-Pacific century in education and research.

New research reveals that cancer survivors continue to struggle with physical, emotional and psychological problems well after the disease has left them.