The finding arose from long-term follow-up of patients who received human growth hormone that was taken from brain tissue of deceased donors, but the risk is very low – and you can’t “catch” it like a virus.
Influenza vaccines are recommended annually, but there’s now an increasing number of different vaccine types. Here’s what to know about this year’s shots.
The groundbreaking identification of a specific T-cell receptor in healthy people without lupus has the potential to treat not only that disease, but approximately 100 autoimmune diseases known to have a similar pathology.
Children born through international surrogacy aren’t protected by Australian laws, because they’re born overseas. New research shows this can increase the physical and psychological risks to the child.
When Monash’s Associate Professor Jun Yang started investigating a little-known but sometimes fatal condition, she could never have imagined the very personal way it would enter her life.
A new forensic tool was instrumental in identifying a drowning victim whose remains had lain submerged for 94 years.
Life insurance companies can legally use the results of genetic tests to decline coverage or increase premiums. MPs have called for legislation that bans this practice.
If the ACT is serious about protecting children’s rights, it should accept that all children born through surrogacy have a right to have their functional parents recognised as their legal parents.
Most of us have heard of epilepsy. Lesser known to the public is that seizures can lead to an uncommon but fatal complication known as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
Pigs with human kidneys? Brain-powered computer chips? Science is creating new kinds of living things – and our moral understanding needs to catch up fast.
Trace the increasingly blurred line between man and machine in the world of transhumanism on our “What Happens Next?” podcast.
What began as a heart research project looking at ways to understand a potentially fatal but preventable disease has evolved from the biomedical into one more in keeping with an Indigenous perspective.
A small – literally – innovation is helping pave the way for more precise drugs to fight cancer by building three-dimensional models of tumour tissues.
Monitoring the quality of healthcare by routinely collecting, analysing and sharing standardised health-related information.
Cardio-oncology services will provide much-needed access to heart healthcare for people with, or who have survived, cancer, and focus on the prevention of heart disease.
Can genetically-modified cell therapies correct the immune system’s mistaken attack of healthy cells and tissues?
A hands-on, fish-focused course offers an inspiring, authentic experience for high school students to see the scientific method from start to finish.
From New York to Tokyo, Melbourne to Venice – honeybee hives have revealed the unique genetic signatures of cities, even providing insights into human health.
The Victorian Heart Hospital, which opened in February, brings researchers to where the patients are, and already there’s a real buzz about the place.
This week on Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the change-makers on the front lines of food.
A class of drugs developed to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity is in short supply, sparking debate about who should be prioritised for access.
XBB. 1.5 and other subvariants do signal a change in how the virus is mutating. Here’s what this means for Australia and globally.
About 10% of Australian women experience early menopause before the age of 45, yet it's an aspect of women's health to which state and federal governments pay little more than lip service.
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