Australian Healthcare Week (AHW) is returning to ICC Sydney on 19–20 March 2025, and the 14th edition of the annual show is planned to be the biggest yet.

Oct 22, 2024 · Hundreds of mysterious sticky blobs washed up on Sydney’s shores last week, including at Coogee, Bondi, Bronte, Tamarama, Little Bay and Maroubra.

Nov 8, 2024 · In a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine, an experimental drug called RK-33 has demonstrated promise in treating breast cancer that has spread to the bone.RK-33 targets and inhibits the protein DDX3, which is found to be elevated in cancer cells, and was previously shown to help treat other types of cancer and viral illnesses.

Dec 10, 2024 · Queensland Health has been directed to conduct a Part 9 Investigation into a major breach at the state’s Virology Laboratory, after it was revealed that several infectious virus samples stored at the lab had gone missing in 2021 and remain unaccounted for.

Nov 22, 2024 · Researchers have discovered a previously unknown compound in chloraminated drinking water — a compound whose existence, if not its identity, has been known for 30 years.

Jun 19, 2024 · Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler yesterday announced the launch of Ternarx — a new spinout company from WEHI that is dedicated to finding new treatments for hard-to-treat cancers.. While scientists have uncovered many of the drivers of cancer, about 80% of all disease-causing proteins have been considered ‘undruggable’.

An international team of researchers has explored the mechanisms behind why cognitive performance improves in response to exercise — and they’ve found that dopamine plays a key role.

Nov 7, 2024 · A multidisciplinary team of scientists has made significant progress in understanding the composition of the mysterious black balls that recently washed onto Sydney beaches — and it’s even more disgusting than first thought.

Jul 29, 2024 · Scientists at The University of Sydney have developed a gene-editing tool that is claimed to have greater accuracy and flexibility than the industry standard, CRISPR. It has been described in the journal Nature Communications.. While CRISPR has revolutionised genetic engineering in medicine, agriculture and biotechnology, the technique relies on creating a break in both strands of target DNA ...

Feb 12, 2025 · Agriculture Victoria announced on Saturday that it had confirmed the presence of avian influenza at a poultry property in Euroa, northern Victoria, just two days after Agriculture Minister Julie Collins declared that Australia was officially free of the disease.. Avian influenza is a viral disease of birds found globally, with several different viral …