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Europe's elderly need migrant caregivers—whether we like it or not
Who will care for your aging relatives when you can't? It's a question that many families in Europe are having to answer, as ...
Immune system proteins involved in severe parasitic disease identified
New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis—a disease caused by parasitic worms and ...
To keep high-risk patients out of the hospital, at-home monitoring shows promise in new study
For someone with heart failure, very high blood pressure, or severe COVID-19, going home from the hospital can feel like ...
Turning off protein may help prevent liver cancer
New research from the Centenary Institute has found that switching off a specific protein in liver cells may help prevent the ...
Could bush medicine in Medicare spell better health for First Peoples?
Health outcomes for Indigenous people could be drastically improved by increasing access to cultural medicines through Medicare and the PBS, says Southern Cross University researcher and proud ...
Hereditary Alzheimer's: Blood marker for defective neuronal connections rises early
Individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease show altered blood levels indicating damaged neuronal ...
Exercise before bed is linked with disrupted sleep
Exercise too close to bedtime may affect sleep duration, timing and quality, new research led by Monash University has found.
Single-dose vaccine demonstrates sustained efficacy against RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease in older adults
Researchers from GlaxoSmithKline have reported that a single dose of the RSV vaccine, Arexvy (RSVPreF3 OA), provides ...
3 in 4 meth users relapse—outcomes could improve if treatments considered the drug's effect on impulsive behavior
Methamphetamine is New Zealand's most harmful illicit drug and wastewater testing shows its use and availability are on the ...