A map to illuminate how gene activity changes in our brains Economy & Industry Australian scientists have developed a brain cell map to pinpoint gene activity in diseases like brain cancer and certain mental illnesses.
Blood samples with COVID-19 antibodies hold clues on rates of infected Australian children June 13, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal ‘Seroprevalence’ in elective surgery blood samples shows at least one in 500 children was infected with COVID-19 by the start of last year.
Half of all people living with hypertension treated August 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal New Australian research outlines how the number of people aged 30-79 living with hypertension worldwide has grown to 1.2 billion people in 30 years.
Children in Australia aged 12 and over approved for Pfizer August 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Pfizer is the only COVID-19 vaccine that ATAGI has approved for Australian children from 12 years of age, on a two-dose schedule.
Isolation impacts the brain, researchers say August 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A growing body of evidence suggests isolation ‘greatly affects’ the way people remember and process information.
Medication boost for people with dementia who enter aged care potentially harmful, study warns July 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The study emphasises the importance of looking at the continuity of care for residents as they enter residential aged care.
