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Flu immunisations with four times the strength of standard flu shots significantly reduces the risk hospitalisation of the elderly during the influenza season, new research has found.

Scientists are now better able to predict how quickly the HIV will return after individuals stop treatment, thanks to the discovery of new immune system biomarkers by researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, and the University of Oxford.

A combination and sequence of antibiotics can effectively hinder the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a study found. Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Centre, Florida, have developed a novel mathematical method, inspired by Darwinian evolution, to use current antibiotics to eliminate or reduce the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Researchers have found a way to use diamonds to act as beacons in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and identify cancerous tumours before they become life-threatening.

A compound that blocks the Ebola virus's ability to replicate has been found to provide full protection to monkeys when treated three days after the deadly infection, researchers have reported.

Researchers at Britain's University of Exeter and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology say that edible gifts given by male crickets to their female partners during mating contain unique proteins which could affect the females' behavior. The study was published in the journal PLOS ONE.

What has previously been known as good cholesterol - high density lipoprotein (HDL) - may actually contribute to heart diseases in women while they are transitioning through menopause, new research has found.

A new discovery by Indian researchers suggest that brain cells also have different moods, a finding that could impact artificial intelligence and management of healthcare issues like autism and alcoholism. These brain cells called Purkinje cells, located in the cerebellum at the base of the brain, are essential for our body's balance, co-ordination and the capacity to learn new skills such as riding a bicycle or playing a piano.

A cheap, widely available drug used to treat gout could help heart attack survivors live longer and healthier lives, a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist in Australia has found. The study led by Dr Sanjay Patel from the Heart Research Institute (HRI) shows that an anti-inflammatory medication used to treat gout and combat arthritis also improves the heart health of people who have suffered a heart attack or other major heart event. The researchers said they have proved that the widely available drug is both safe and profoundly effective in reducing local cardiac inflammation.

Nearly one billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle of the century if an emerging short-sightedness (myopia) epidemic is ignored, said researchers.