Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be screened for a common heart rhythm condition at least 10 years earlier than current national guidelines recommend, say UNSW researchers. Research ...

With WA's new vaping laws the toughest yet, social scientists say social science will need to play a critical role in the crackdown. The WA government has handed down its toughest vaping laws to-date, ...

More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, South African and Namibian researchers say sightings of the world’s two largest whale species - blue and fin whales - have increased recently in ...

As a four-day work week is trialled in countries across the globe, health researchers at the University of South Australia say they’re ‘all in’ when it comes to a long weekend, especially as new ...

Generative AI technology could create between 1.2 and 5 million tonnes of e-waste between 2020 and 2030, predicts new research in Nature Computational Science. The ...

Regular blood or plasma donations can reduce levels of PFAS in the blood, according to a clinical trial from Macquarie University and Fire Rescue Victoria published in JAMA Network Open. Regular blood ...

Some medical professionals are still performing 'sex-normalising' surgeries on children born intersex despite ethical concerns, according to a review by Australian and international researchers. The ...

Tiny tardigrades, sometimes known as water bears, are amazingly tough and can survive being frozen for 30 years, but an even tinier beastie has just blown that claim to fame out of the water. Bdelloid ...

*BRIEFING RECORDING AVAILABLE* An annual survey of young Australians aged 15-29, called the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll (SDRR) survey, has revealed the gaps in what young Australians know about their ...

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has noted that the current diphtheria outbreak, which originated in the Northern Territory, is among Australia's worst. The outbreak has been reported to have ...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people are more likely to have experienced childhood trauma before the age of 18 than their heterosexual peers, according to international research. The team used ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels are being detected within the human body, with new research warning that a key blood marker for the gas could near its healthy limit within decades if current trends ...