Public health researchers at the University of New England are recommending the introduction of supportive sexual health education and intervention programs to address the current rise in the incidence of sexually transmissible infections among older people.

NPS has launched a new Facebook page for Australians to sign up and become antibiotic resistance fighters at www.facebook.com/NPSmedicinewise

A major study has found that people living with diabetes can reduce the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease if they combine the use of two individual therapies in the management of their condition.

A La Trobe University study has found that performing low load gluteal muscle exercises enhances strength and power in the lower body during exercise.

Dr Barbara Fam from the University’s Molecular Obesity Laboratory group at Austin Health with Associate Professor Sof Andrikopoulos have discovered that the liver can directly talk to the brain to control the amount of food we eat.

1 in 5 Australians expect their doctor to prescribe antibiotics for themselves and/or their child when they have a cough or cold, new research from NPS has found.

A major study by researchers from the Universities of Otago and Oxford has found that overweight and obese middle-aged women are at much higher risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots than women who are a healthy weight.

New Zealand’s fast foods on average contain 8 percent more sodium than comparable foods in the UK and a massive 18 percent more than those in France, as shown in an international study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Applying mild electrical currents to the brain has been shown to be an effective treatment for depression. But could the treatment also benefit people with bipolar disorder?

Australian scientists have made a landmark discovery that could help women minimise or even avoid the risk of having a baby born with congenital birth defects.