Fears around new technologies such as cellphones, 5G towers, and wind farms are perhaps unsurprising given our historical reactions to new technology, say researchers in a NZ Medical Journal Viewpoint ...

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 ...

A new weight loss pill could lead to greater blood sugar control and weight loss for people with diabetes than the current oral GLP-1 (a pill similar to the injectable weight loss and diabetes drug ...

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 ...

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 ...

University of Sydney scientists have undertaken a meta-analysis of research into the impact of dietary restriction and two related drugs on the ageing of (non-human) vertebrate animals. They found ...

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 ...

Generative AI technology could create between 1.2 and 5 million tonnes of e-waste between 2020 and 2030, predicts new research in Nature Computational Science. The ...

US and Japanese researchers suggest that starting or quitting drinking has effects on our cholesterol levels, and they are not the way you would think. The team say of close to 58,000 people who were ...

A new review summarises the geological history of the world's youngest continent, Te Riu-a-Māui/Zealandia, which Aotearoa shares with New Caledonia. Zealandia began ...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people are more likely to have experienced childhood trauma before the age of 18 than their heterosexual peers, according to international research. The team used ...

International researchers have developed a method for making bamboo-based plastic which they say is strong enough to be used for industrial purposes but able to biodegrade in soil within 50 days. The ...