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Alcohol in pregnancy leads to child behavior problems
Amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behaviour in different ways, revealed by Australian researchers.

Many Australian heart patients not receiving best practice care
Many people are not receiving the best possible care when it comes to managing cardiovascular or heart conditions, revealed by researchers.

Melanoma genes identified by Australian researchers
Two new genes that together double a person's risk of developing melanoma are identified by researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), Australia.

A breakthrough in floppy baby syndrome research
In a world first, West Australian scientists have cured mice of a devastating muscle disease that causes a Floppy Baby Syndrome – a breakthrough that could ultimately help thousands of families across the globe.

Sick patients tend to have low Vitamin D
A group of endocrinologists in Sydney have observed that very sick patients tend to have very low levels of Vitamin D. The sicker they are, the lower the levels.

Potential preventative therapy for Type 1 diabetes
Scientists believe they may have found a preventative therapy for Type 1 diabetes, by making the body's killer immune cells tolerate the insulin-producing cells they would normally attack and destroy, prior to disease onset.

40 times increase in drug affected newborn babies
The number of newborns suffering serious drug withdrawal symptoms (Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome - NWS) is now more than 40 times higher than in 1980, revealed by a A new Australian study.

New research promising for organ transplant patients
Australian scientists have made a discovery that may one day remove the need for a lifetime of toxic immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplants.

Tuberculosis TB disease knocking on Australia's door
Many Australians probably think tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of the past. They are wrong. TB is sitting on Australia's doorstep, with the fastest growing incidence found in South East Asia.

Leukemia treatment developed in Australia
Two Australian research groups are undertaking pioneering studies into the causes of leukaemia, potentially leading to patients receiving new drug treatments as early as next year.

Back pain is reoccurring problem for Australians
A new study by researchers at The George Institute for International Health has found that back pain is a reoccurring problem for five million Australians.

Breast stem cell fate is regulated by notch
A normal developmental protein that sometimes goes awry has been implicated in breast cancer. This discovery indicates the mechanism by which inappropriate expression of the Notch pathway may contribute to breast cancer.

Brain maps to assist disease diagnosis, brain surgery
Researchers from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne are developing new technology to create individualised brain maps that will revolutionise diagnosis of disease like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease, and enhance the accuracy of brain surgery.

Bitter melon for type 2 diabetes patients
Scientists have uncovered the therapeutic properties of bitter melon, a vegetable and traditional Chinese medicine, that make it a powerful treatment for Type 2 diabetes.

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