A small, Italian-led study has found that people who had suffered a serious heart attack had higher levels of micro- and nano-plastics in their blood, compared to patients with chronic ischemic heart ...

New research shows that improvements in tree, shrub, and grass plantings along the city streets of Queensland can substantially improve pedestrians’ thermal comfort. Researchers from James Cook ...

US scientists say traffic-light-style ecolabels on fast food menus could help us make more sustainable choices. The team tested a range of ecolabels on burger or sandwich menus among 6,210 US adults.

Children born at a higher birthweight for their gestational age are likely to have a bigger height and weight well into their childhood, according to international research. The team followed the ...

On-site testing devices for viral infections such as flu and COVID-19 in nursing homes could reduce the number of people transferred to hospital, according to international research. The team found ...

Some contraceptive options containing progestogens are linked to an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour called meningioma, according to international research. Meningiomas are the most ...

Investing in skin cancer prevention will reduce the burden that treatment is putting on healthcare, according to a study in Queensland, which found that over eight years, 2.4% ($43.1 million) of all ...

The federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins has confirmed Australia's first case of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu has been detected in Western Australia. The infected bird was found on a remote ...

More than half of NZ's university graduates are overeducated, and they're being hit with a wage penalty because of it, new research shows. The study found that overeducated graduates earn 6.7% less ...

Slammed by the World Anti-Doping Agency and International Olympic Committee as “utterly irresponsible and immoral”, the Enhanced Games are underway. The games claim to exist to challenge traditional ...

A new study from Adelaide University has found that when ocean acidification makes reef habitat less complex, the fish living there gather in smaller shoals that offer less social protection. A new ...

**BRIEFING RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE** Australia's first Clinical Consensus Statement on Obesity and Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is set to recommend new obesity medicines to reduce heart disease risk.