An international team of researchers say glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) - the type of diabetes/weight loss drugs that include Ozempic and Wegovy - are more effective in women ...

Australian researchers have looked at how young people's individual screen use on a given day impacts their sleep that night and have found that while more screen time might delay someone's bedtime, ...

Despite recent advancements in breast cancer treatments, an international study has found breast cancer continues to be the most common cancer among women worldwide, with new cases predicted to rise ...

Eye experts at Flinders University have released new global findings that reveal how a rare eye cancer first appears, offering vital insights that will help doctors diagnose the disease earlier and ...

A new class of cancer drug, which targets the most commonly mutated gene in human cancers, has shown promise in an early-stage trial with 20% response rate in patients with advanced solid cancers. The ...

An international task force, which includes Australians, has outlined the circumstances in which it may be clinically indicated to take people off certain drugs used to treat mental illness. They say ...

The protection against cervical cancer provided by human papillomavirus vaccination shows no sign of waning after as much as 18 years, according to a Swedish study of HPV vaccines and cervical cancer ...

Understanding the ideal surface geometry for coral settlement and early growth was the shared goal of a new research project that is already achieving success. Just like a human newborn, coral larvae ...

A large majority of young people who access medical gender-affirming care including puberty-blockers and hormones say they are satisfied with their choice a few years later, according to international ...

We know artificial intelligence (AI) is energy and water hungry, but how hungry? A Dutch scientist says that, while figuring out the power and water use of chatbots like ChatGPT is hard, looking at ...

Brazilian researchers who have pooled together past research on the topic say that, despite larger muscle mass, transgender women have comparable physical fitness levels to those of cisgender women.

*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 ...