Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease due to its often late diagnosis and its unresponsiveness to current therapies. It is estimated that 57,600 new cases were diagnosed in 2020 in…
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Poorest risk being left behind in mobile phone healthcare rush
Poorest communities around the world could suffer from worsening health as mobile phones become more relied upon for access to healthcare. In a new study published in World Development, a…
More neurotic, less agreeable, less conscientious: How job insecurity shapes your personality
With unemployment at its highest rate in three decades, almost a million Australians are experiencing the anxiety of being out of work. Even more are underemployed, and more still holding…
3-D bioprinting constructs for cartilage regeneration
Cartilage injury is a common cause of joint dysfunction and existing joint prostheses cannot remodel with host joint tissue. However, it is challenging to develop large-scale biomimetic anisotropic constructs that…
Dealing with fussy eating in children
If meals with your children are ruled by what they refuse to eat, consider a UNSW Sydney dietitian's advice on how to tackle fussy eating and win mealtime back. There…
Growth factor R-spondin suppresses colorectal tumor growth
Researchers have found a surprising effect of the stem cell-regulating growth factor R-spondin in intestinal cancer. According to the newly published study, R-spondin, which enhances the growth of healthy cells…
Rate of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes rises over 50% over last 10 years, study finds
Once thought of as a disease affecting mainly older adults, type 2 diabetes has been on the rise among younger people in Manitoba. In the last decade, the number of…