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Research into an often overlooked neurological disorder, dystonia, has been reignited by vital seed funding provided by a Sydney charitable foundation to the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder involving...

The first results of the most comprehensive genetic survey of cancer ever to be undertaken by an international consortium of researchers have just started to come in. The consortium is mapping mutations of different types of cancers with the aim of better...

On 16th February, Catalyst aired an episode on the ABC titled “Wi-Fried”, hosted by Dr Maryanne Demasi, claiming that radiation from mobile phones and Wi-Fi may constitute a brain cancer risk. We invited experts who have conducted research into this...

ABC-TV’s science program Catalyst and one of its chief science reporters Dr Maryanne Demasi have been nominated for the Australian Skeptics’ Bent Spoon award. A report by Dr Marianne Demasi, titled “Wi-Fried” and broadcast on February 16, looked at...

(Source: University of Western Australia) An international project assisted by researchers from The University of Western Australia has offered new hope to patients with pancreatic cancer. While many advances have been made in other types of cancer,...