Adeline is a cheeky seven-year-old but her epilepsy has left her brain damaged, and the NDIS won't help, leaving her family desperate for access to therapies that could help her.
Queensland study leading to 'groundbreaking' outcomes for people with cerebral palsy
A study by the University of Queensland uses a performance-based competitive swimming program to help reverse gross motor decline in young people with severe cerebral palsy.
Photo shows A man wearing goggles and a long sleeved swimming shirt holds onto the wall while in a swimming pool.Tarantula venom study could help epilepsy patients like this toddler who's had 50 ambulance rides before her third birthday
The study will test spider venom molecules against brain tissue made from the blood of individual epilepsy patients.
Photo shows A small child laying in a hospital bed with bandages on her hands.Family hopes dad's heartbreaking melanoma story could save lives ahead of scorching summer
Lyell Duffy only had nine weeks with his family after a melanoma diagnosis. The family wants to help others avoid the same fate.
Photo shows A woman sitting at a table looking at a photograph of her husband'New hope' for dementia early intervention after study finds link between frailty and the disease
An aging and geriatric medicine specialist says the project, led by researchers at the University of Queensland, shows people who maintain better health in their mid and later life are more likely to prevent dementia.
Photo shows An elderly couple down a mall with the help of a younger woman.First Australian woman to give birth after uterus transplant undergoes hysterectomy
After giving birth to Henry from her mother's donated womb, Kirsty Bryant began showing signs of organ rejection before she could have another child. Despite the change in plans, she feels "so lucky" to have her baby boy.
Photo shows A young mother sits on the floor holding a little boy, both smiling.10-year-old Ashley is one of only 30 people in the world known to have Beck-Fahrner syndrome
It took 10-year-old Ashley Clifford's parents a decade of bouncing from specialist to specialist for their daughter to be diagnosed with Beck-Fahrner syndrome, and they're confident more families are in the same limbo they once were.
Photo shows A girl looks towards the camera while sitting on her father's lap.Taryn was just hours away from death when she received the news three new organs were ready for her
Taryn Trepp was born with pulmonary hypertension and at 17 she was close to death. Fourteen years later, she's still friends with one of the doctors who saved her life.
Photo shows A woman in a nurse's uniform smiles to the camera amid with trees in the background.Lab-made skin grown from a patient's own cells is being used in a new hospital trial
The Alfred Hospital hosts one of a handful of labs around Australia working on engineered skin, a promising therapy that uses lab-grown cells suspended in sheets that can be grafted onto deep burns.
Photo shows A woman in full personal protective equipment holding flasks containing pink fluid in a laboratory.Charlotte's mother has wondered for 10 years what the cause of her daughter's health problems were. Now she finally knows
A WA mum who has wanted a concrete diagnosis for her daughter since the day she was born finally has an answer.
Photo shows Four people, one in a wheelchair, huddle on a suspension bridge.Genetic variants linked to ADHD and Parkinson's, Queensland led study on brain size finds
Both these conditions are rising globally at a rapid rate and have a deep and profound impact on those diagnosed.
Photo shows Images of brain scans.What happens when developing brains sustain a concussion
When 11-year-old Henri was hit on the head by a basketball, it began a 12-month medical ordeal.
Photo shows A boy tackles another boy holding the football while playing a game'It means the world': Paralysed teen rugby league player hopeful a human trial will help spinal cord injury patients
Scientists have developed tiny biological bridges, each made up of millions of nasal cells, which they hope will encourage nerve cells to regenerate and grow over a patient's spinal cord injury.
Photo shows a young man in a white t-shirtSea sponges under WA tourist attraction could hold cancer-fighting compounds
Scientists from the University of Western Australia are investigating the anti-cancer properties of sea sponges found under Busselton Jetty in Western Australia.
Photo shows Brightly coloured coral and sponges cling to pylons under blue water, with black and white fish nearby.New sleep study could be 'game-changer' for millions of Australians suffering from chronic pain
A new study investigating the link between sleep and pain could fundamentally change the way doctors and clinicians treat people with chronic pain.
Photo shows a woman smiling on a beachTelehealth technology to bring medicinal cannabis trial to regional Queensland palliative patients
Palliative patients in regional areas are needed for a new trial into medicinal cannabis, which could help transform access to end-of-life care research.
Photo shows A close up of a medicinal cannabis flower showing the THC tricones.Popular sleep-tracking has wired the world for study. Now the first results are in
Sleep-tracking has boomed in popularity worldwide, giving researchers access to millions of hours of sleep data. When a natural disaster hits or a COVID variant spreads, they see the impact in our sleep.
Photo shows An illustration of a man dreaming of sleep-tracking wearablesSchools don't have to be hotbeds of COVID. One dad is fighting back with facts
A free online course aims to bust COVID misinformation and teach people how to stop the virus spreading in schools. But perhaps its greatest challenge is engaging people in the first place — particularly those who believe COVID is harmless.
Photo shows Colin Kinner, who has short brown hair and is wearing a blue collared shirt, poses for a photo next to a windowCentre gives hope to those living with debilitating inflammatory disease
A $21 million philanthropic investment in a new medical research centre in Melbourne will see "spatial biology" technologies used to better diagnose diseases.
Photo shows A woman wears a lab coat and glasses.'Irrational, hysterical or crazy': Senate inquiry recommends reproductive leave for all as it calls for medical profession to step up
Senators found many medical students get just an hour of training in the subject despite half the country going through it at some stage.
Photo shows An Australian senator in a red jacket.With dementia cases set to triple by 2050 in our region, there are 14 risk factors to watch for
Many of the risk factors for dementia – being female, growing older and the genetic lottery — cannot be avoided. But research is uncovering a growing list of ways to cut your risk.
Photo shows A sculpture of a face and head with red lips and the skill absent showing the outline of a brain