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Apple is now collecting some medical data from iPhones. Here's why When Apple launched ResearchKit, the company made it clear it was not collecting medical and research data from study participants. But now, that's changing.

New 4D imaging technology developed by a Melbourne engineer could transform the way respiratory illness is diagnosed and treated.

New 4D scanning tool captures lungs in motion Advancing beyond an x-ray image, new Australian software enabling 4D animation captures the lung in motion. Monash University's Andreas Foura has created a way to identify areas of disease using an interactive map of the lung, which shows the way in which air flows through. "This has the capacity to…

Melbourne researchers have pioneered a new stem cell treatment that could replace surgery for problematic joints.

Stem cells used to regrow damaged knee cartilage in world-first trials A new trial using stem cells to regrow damaged knee cartilage might have the potential to make other joint replacement surgeries unnecessary.

Chronic stress spreads cancer, Monash University researchers say Chronic stress accelerates the spread of cancer, Australian researchers have revealed in a study that could dramatically change the way people with the disease are treated.

Engineers will now be able to produce the first 3D-printed model of a made-to-measure heart stent to test how it sits in the model artery and stands up to different pressures of blood flow.

3D printing to save hearts Researchers are a step closer to 3D printing custom heart stents during cardiac surgery, thanks to advances in imaging and computational modelling.

3D protein map offers new malaria vaccine hope

Why is Australia a hot spot for Medtech innovation?

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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research finding suggests that leafy greens are essential for feeding good gut bacteria.

Sweet discovery in leafy greens holds key to gut health A critical discovery about how bacteria feed on an unusual sugar molecule found in leafy green vegetables could hold the key to explaining how ‘good’ bacteria protect our gut and promote health.

New device to get people with paralysis back on their feet

Food allergy linked to hyperactive immune system at birth

Leading female scientists recognised with Australian Academy of Science awards University of Melbourne immunologist Associate Professor Katherine Kedzierska, from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, won the 2016 Jacques Miller Medal for experimental biomedicine. Associate Professor Kedzierska researches immun…

A total of $50 million had been put aside for the VCCC's technology to improve the patient experience starting from the moment they walk through the door.

The tech inside Victoria's $1bn cancer care facility $50 million IT spend for state-of-the-art health facility.