Hyperactive immune cells accelerate heart valve disease: study
A new study using organ-on-a-chip technology reveals how overactive immune cells aggravate heart valve disease and how this damaging hyperactivity could potentially be controlled.
How does our brain fold? Study reveals new genetic insights
New research is helping unlock the mystery of how the brain folds as a baby develops in the womb – a process critical to healthy brain function.
Virus spike linked to families, not Black Lives Matter rally
With COVID-19 case numbers on the rise in Victoria, some people have drawn an unsubstantiated link between the spike and the large Black Lives Matter protest held in Melbourne on June 6.
From hospitals to households, we can all be better at remembering to wash our hands
If there’s one place where you would expect hand cleanliness to be beyond reproach, it’s hospitals. But this isn’t necessarily the case, writes Dr Debbi Long.
How COVID-19 is affecting us differently
With the focus on a COVID-19 vaccination and economic recovery, experts reveal how the virus is impacting society in vastly different ways across age and gender.
Does Victoria or NSW have the highest COVID-19 testing rate in the world? Here are the facts
Both NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos claimed COVID-19 testing rates in their respective states compared favourably with the rest of the world. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
You better hope your work cleaner is one of the few who has time to do a thorough job
As many of us gingerly return to our workplaces, we are relying on cleaners to keep us safe.
How the battle to survive shapes ageing immune cells
New research shows older immune cells have to fight just to survive, in a study that overturns previous thinking and sheds light on how ageing affects the immune system.
