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Rogue cells are eating our eyes

Identification of rogue immune cells has given macular degeneration sufferers hope.

Stay healthy, eat an apple

Your mother was right: an apple a day keeps the doctor away. 

Caffeine can make you hallucinate

If you’re hearing things that aren’t there, you might be drinking too much coffee.

Study shows links between Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis

More people suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) per capita in Tasmania than any other Australian State.

New vaccine for the Hendra virus

A vaccine has been found for the virus that nearly stopped the race that stops a nation.

New hope for third-degree burn victims

A team of scientists has developed tissue grafts that promote vascular growth.

New hope for coeliac disease sufferers

The first potential vaccine for coeliac disease has shown promise in the Phase I clinical trials.

Understanding how HIV evolves could lead to a vaccine

HIV is a slippery customer, but it’s being forced to change.

The truth about chocolate

Chocoholics don’t have to feel guilty any more.

Crab invasion threatens cancer cure

Thousands of king crabs are converging on Antarctica.

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