Category: 6. Health

Editing DNA—the genetic material we’re born with—to cure or model a rare disease may still sound like the stuff of science fiction but, for Alexis Komor, this is business as usual.  

Komor, a professor in the…

New 3D printed scaffolds more accurately mimic the structure and behaviour of natural bone.

Scientists are one step closer to building artificial bone that truly behaves like the real…

The official word of 2025 was “rage-bait”, which isn’t a word. My guess is that if the relevant committee had included more women, it might have been “perimenopause”, which wasn’t a word until recently.

I’ve written before about my…

Poor oral health among older adults is closely linked to higher mortality rates and a higher risk of requiring long-term care, according to two separate large-scale studies by researchers at Osaka…

An Australian-first study has strengthened evidence that intimate partner violence can cause lasting brain injuries, leading to memory loss, learning disabilities and other long-term cognitive problems.

A Monash University study published in the