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MELBOURNE: Australian scientists have developed a stem cell technology that generated blood-forming cells in the laboratory and produced functional bone marrow after transplantation in mice, marking a significant advance for treatment research in leukemia, bone marrow failure and other serious

MELBOURNE: High-amylose wheat developed largely by CSIRO is moving further into Australia’s food supply, with white loaves and rolls made from the flour now sold through Woolworths supermarkets with in-store bakeries. The grain is being commercialised by Allied Pinnacle under

MENA Newswire, CANBERRA: Australia on Monday launched a new “Open Science Policy” for publicly funded health and medical research, setting requirements for immediate open access to research papers and broader expectations for sharing data, methods, software and code under the

SYDNEY, December 13, 2025: McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd has issued a nationwide recall of its McCain Pizza Pockets Cheese & Bacon 400g packs after a consumer reported finding a piece of plastic inside one of the products. Food Standards

CANBERRA, 28th November, 2025: A new study from Australian researchers has uncovered a potential reason why some people find it difficult to mentally switch off at night, linking insomnia to disruptions in the brain’s natural 24-hour rhythm of cognitive activity.

CANBERRA, November 15, 2025: Dementia has become Australia’s leading cause of death for the first time, overtaking heart disease as the nation’s top killer, according to newly released data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The shift marks a

SAN FRANCISCO, October 7, 2025: A new study led by researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, and Stanford University School of Medicine has identified how a molecule produced

Global cholera deaths surged for the second consecutive year in 2024, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The number of reported deaths rose by 50 percent compared to 2023, resulting in more than 6,000 fatalities

Dementia has officially become the leading cause of death in Australia, overtaking coronary heart disease for the first time, according to new data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The report highlights the growing public health

Novo Nordisk has announced a major pricing shift for its diabetes drug Ozempic, offering it directly to U.S. patients without insurance for $499 per month. The new out-of-pocket price cuts the drug’s list cost by more than 50 percent and