AAP - 29-06-2016

Researchers at Canberra's Australian National University have made a new discovery about herpes that could help keep the infectious virus in check.

AAP - 28-06-2016

Results of a Hendra virus vaccine trial will be announced later this year although Queensland Health reports there were no adverse effects. A

AAP - 01-06-2016

Malaria vaccines could one day last more than a few years if a new study by Queensland researchers is anything to go by. Queensland researchers

AAP - 20-05-2016

The US Senate has approved $US1.1 billion of funding to fight the Zika virus, which health officials say causes developmental problems in babies.

AAP - 18-05-2016

The second person this year has died from Legionnaires' disease in Sydney, and health authorities are dealing with a new outbreak in the city's inner west.

AAP - 18-04-2016

Global eradication of polio could be declared by the end of this decade, as a final push against the viral disease begins in 150 countries. In

AAP - 12-04-2016

Thirteen people who have been the focus of DNA research are apparently totally unaffected by their faulty genes, scientists say. Studying the

AAP - 18-03-2016

Scientists say the approach they have used in developing a new dengue vaccine could also work in creating a vaccine against the Zika virus. A

Health Times - 18-03-2016

A new eye chart test for early detection of an age-related eye disease has been developed by researchers in Auckland, Ulster and London. Age-related

AAP - 23-02-2016

An ability by bats to keep their immune system switched on all the time may provide clues to help protect humans against fatal diseases, say researchers.