The number of new cases of type 1 diabetes in Australian children is rising by around 3 per cent each year, a new report has found.

People who have had heart attacks are often unaware of their risk of further heart attacks and know little about symptoms or how to react, according to research.

Scientists have found that 'conversation' between two molecules causes severe allergies, which could be avoided if one of the chemicals is silenced.

Australian scientists have explained why some people, including patients with 'Job's Sydnrome', are unusually susceptible to common skin infections.

Research has found that obesity is associated with certain anxiety disorders, and also with depression - though this doesn't indicate that one causes the other.

A study has found that family centered therapy for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, combined with taking medication, helps more than medication alone.

Princess Alexandra Hospital will be the first to deliver new technology for prostate cancer treatment to Queensland men, reducing side effects with better targetting.

Children today are happier than they were 20 years ago, despite common perception, although they tend to be more hyperactive at school, research has found.

A study has found that exercise advice takes hold better when it's given by people who have a similar social identity, rather than by health professionals.

New research has found that Mâori are under represented in the New Zealand health workforce, and has suggested steps that could rectify the imbalance.

Babies in North Queensland will now receive the best treatment possible without having to travel, thanks to the development of a new telemedicine service.

The risk of a common serious knee injury can be reduced in sport if athletes modify the way they move when changing direction, according to a study.

New research has proved that electrical communication in the brain can work in analogue as well as digital, a finding that could help explain brain disorders.

The number of heart failure hospitalisations and deaths increase in winter and are lowest in summer, despite the overwhelming heat, a study has found.

A study has found the performance enhancing effects of growth hormone could be in the mind, as athletes felt they had improved even if they received a placebo.