With the race to open Sydney's first cannabis dispensary in full swing, Macquarie Medical School pharmacologist Professor Mark Connor explains the uses of medical marijuana.
Macquarie Medical School researchers have developed a technique for a gene therapy that could help treat the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness.
Aided by a retina map developed by Macquarie University researchers, a major international study has identified protein markers in the eye that mirror changes in the brain, offering hope for early detection of Alzheimer's disease.
Sleep and relaxation apps have become a popular way to deal with disturbed sleep, but do they really work? Sleep researcher Associate Professor Christopher Gordon says some do – but not all apps are created equal.
New research has shown that COVID-19 can fuse brain cells together, and could explain brain fog, headaches, loss of taste and smell and other long-term neurological symptoms some patients experience.
A new study has found that bowel cancer patients under 50 often experience delays in diagnosis, despite rates of bowel cancer markedly increasing in this group in recent decades.
A new study of general practice data has found there was a rise in the number of prescriptions written for children and adolescents during the pandemic for conditions including depression and anxiety.
For the first time a breakthrough genetic treatment is prolonging life for people with an inherited form of motor neuron disease, triggering new hope for other forms of the deadly neurodegenerative condition.
Vegan fish and chips, plant-based pizzas and dairy-free ice cream are among the dishes driving a Sydney-wide rise in the popularity of meat-free food, with a side of quiet activism.
Research into the psychology of attention has informed new, game-changing lifeguard training modules that use virtual reality simulations to better detect drowning victims.