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Date Time Study finds vitamin D does not protect against most cancers QIMR Berghofer researchers have found vitamin D levels do not influence a person’s risk of developing most common cancers, suggesting that widespread use of vitamin D supplements is unlikely to prevent cancer. The study used genetic markers of vitamin D to examine the relationship between vitamin D and endometrial, ovarian, oesophageal, prostate, pancreatic and lung cancers, as well as neuroblastoma, melanoma, and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin. While they did not find a link betw...

Photo Shutterstock Globally 78 million people have glaucoma. That is every one in 200 people aged 40, which rises to one in eight by age 80. Most people with glaucoma are not aware of it as most glaucoma patients have zero symptoms. Catch the disease early and you have a great chance of preserving your vision for the years to come. Ahead of World Glaucoma Week (7-13 March 2021, #glaucomaweek), Australian researchers published the largest genetic study of glaucoma identifying 44 new genetic variants that may lead to new treatment targets. Ten Australian institutions involving some of the count...

Crime by Quentin McDermott Premium Content   What happened this week is unique in the annals of Australian criminal history: a petition endorsed by 90 top scientists, medical practitioners and science advocates - among them, two Nobel laureates - was handed to the Governor of New South Wales, calling for the pardon and immediate release of a woman convicted of killing all four of her children. That woman is Kathleen Folbigg, variously described at the time of her convictions in 2003 as "Australia's worst female serial killer", "The most hated woman in ...

 E-Mail In the largest genome-wide association study of glaucoma comparing the genes of 34,179 people with the disease to 349,321 control subjects, an international consortium of researchers identified 44 new gene loci and confirmed 83 previously reported loci linked to glaucoma. Loci are considered "genetic street addresses," denoting a specific location on a gene. The study's authors hope the identification of these genes will lead to new treatment targets for this incurable eye disease that is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. "These new findings come out of the highest-powered gen...

Combining lipid-lowering drugs and lifestyle interventions may yield greatest heart-protecting benefits Combining healthy lifestyle interventions reduces heart disease through beneficial effects on different lipoproteins and associated cholesterols, according to a study published February 9 in eLife. Having a healthy lifestyle has long been associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease. The new study provides more detailed information on how healthy lifestyles improve cholesterol, and suggests that combining cholesterol-lowering medications and lifestyle interventions may yield the...