Many diseases that now have a 100 per cent recovery rate were once untreatable. So what medical breakthroughs happening right now will soon be changing lives? The gift of sight By 2013, researchers at Bionic Vision Australia hope to start testing a bionic eye that would help people with macular ...

By Richard Ashmore and Sophia Phan “Mr Gibbs keeps our daughter alive” Like most little girls her age, Alida Knobloch loves to ride her bike and play in the garden. However, the only way she can do this is to carry an oxygen tank with her at all times, due ...

Our world is rapidly becoming devoid of human touch. With scattered families, online shopping, ATMs, Facebook and instant messaging, these days there’s a whole lot less opportunity to reach out and touch someone. But researchers have shown the power of human touch can help babies stay healthier and sleep better. ...