By combining two techniques, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and near-infrared optics, researchers at Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School may have devised a new, potentially more accurate method for diagnosing breast cancer.
An international consortium of scientists has completed a draft sequence of the genome of the rhesus macaque, a species of non-human primate that is widely used for creating models of human diseases and infections.
Scientists have identified the most clear genetic link yet to obesity in the general population. People with two copies of a particular gene variant have a 70 per cent higher risk of being obese than those with no copies.
A convenient, easy to use, and rapid alternative to blood-based HIV testing may become the new standard for field testing according to a new MUHC study.
For the growing number of people with diminished immune systems — cancer patients, transplant recipients, those with HIV/AIDS — infection by a ubiquitous mold known as Aspergillus fumigatus can be a death sentence.
Minister for Veterans? Affairs Bruce Billson says the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) and the Department of Veterans? Affairs (DVA) would work in partnership on a new phase of The ?Can Do? Initiative: Managing Mental Health and Substance Use in General Practice.
?Medical indemnity premiums have fallen for the third year in a row meaning professional cover remains both available and affordable for doctors,? Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, said.
The privacy of medical information?and whether it should be kept confidential from parents?is one of the key concerns raised by young people as part of a major inquiry into Australia?s privacy laws, being conducted by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC).
The distribution of Australian relief is well underway following the arrival of the first C130 aircraft at Munda airport in Solomon Islands late yesterday.
Gleevec, a pill developed in conjunction with Oregon Health & Science University is again showing excellent results in preventing cancer recurrence in GIST patients after complete removal of their tumors.