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Professor Melissa Southey of the University of Melbourne Genetic Epidemiology Laboriatory discusses the first breast cancer risk gene to be discovered using the latest genetic sequencing technology and how this could be applied to isolating other cancer causing genes.

Significant inequality exists in the mental health of Indigenous Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians, and it starts from an early age, according to new analysis of data by leading youth mental health experts.

Researchers at the University of Melbourne have proven that a modified shoe can reduce knee load in people with knee osteoarthritis.

Professor Rob Moodie,  Nossal Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences discusses the 7th Annual Nossal Institute Global Health Forum being held today at the Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne.

As a prelude to the United Nations Heads of State meeting in September, this year's Forum brings together global leaders on non-communicable diseases, (cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and lung disease) the leading causes of death, disability and preventable morbidity across the globe.

Mother kangaroos face higher health risks to carry and raise their young than their non-reproducing sisters; a new University of Melbourne study has shown.

The Victorian Government should be congratulated on the release of its Metropolitan Health Plan to 2022 announced today, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne Professor James Angus said.

Professor Geoff Stevens talks with ABC 24 about some of the issues facing Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Prof Stevens was speaking ahead of the "Fukushima: The Facts & The Fallout" public lecture, occurring at the University of Melbourne on March 31.

More information about the lecture can be found at http://www.eng.unimelb.ed... while a full profile of Prof Stevens is available on http://www.chemeng.unimel...

The collection and access of medical records needs to change to improve health care outcomes, says Professor Loane Skene from the University of Melbourne.

Australian businesses will need to engage in sustainability reporting in the future to remain competitive, according to a new report.

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has today received Australia’s first National Preventative Health Strategy from Committee Chair, Professor Rob Moodie of the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne.