Archive: 12/12/2014
Lower probability of Ebola cases entering Australia
A study published by University of Adelaide researchers has quantified the risk of Ebola importation to Australia over the next six months – with new visa restrictions halving the risk but better infection control outcomes ...
Dec 12, 2014
Chronic low-back pain research standards announced by NIH task force
Recommended standards for clinical low-back pain research hold promise for more consistently designed research and, in the long term, better treatment solutions to support those living with chronic low-back pain. The recommendations ...
Dec 12, 2014
Sacrifice of dying cancer mother sparks debate in China
The fate of a Chinese television presenter who died of cancer after refusing chemotherapy to save her unborn son sparked intense online debate Friday.
Dec 12, 2014
Scientists to study causes of asthma in organisms without lungs
Scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London, will research the biology of human asthma by using a slime mould, an organism which has no lungs but could hold the key to new treatments.
Dec 12, 2014