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Sex selection during IVF is not allowed for non-medical reasons in Australia.

Choosing the sex of an IVF baby is banned. Should it be?

Sex selection during IVF is not allowed in Australia, so people are spending $45,000 to do it in the US.

  • Angus Dalton

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Adult rat lungworms.

Deadly ‘rat lungworm’ on the rise in Sydney, experts warn

The parasite carried by rats and transmitted by snails poses a growing risk to dogs, and possibly people, after heavy rain.

  • Angus Dalton
The new tool can provide flood predictions on a resolution of five by five metres.

‘World first’: 5G spy will know if your home’s at risk of disaster

Sent a text today? Your phone could soon be part of an enormous, highly accurate monitoring tool.

  • Angus Dalton
Beth Ivimey, a decorated oncology nurse, was diagnosed with a rare cancer of the bile ducts in 2022.

Beth’s time ‘could have been extremely short’. A new approach to cancer treatment is giving her hope

Cancer patients found to have specific gene mutations or other biomarkers are being matched to precision treatments not routinely available in Australia.

  • Kate Aubusson
Preliminary data suggests there might be some slight increase in mild shingles immediately after the shingles vaccine.

Shingles vaccine may increase mild shingles risk for a few weeks, new data shows

The Victorian scientists who spotted the perplexing new signal say their data still shows strong protection from the jab.

  • Liam Mannix
David Sinclair gets a laugh at conferences when he says he doesn’t see someone as “old”: “I just look at them as someone whose system needs to be rebooted.”

Never say die: A controversial Harvard-based Aussie’s hunt for the fountain of youth

Is a longevity pill on the horizon? Harvard Medical School professor David Sinclair certainly thinks so – while staring down his growing army of critics.

  • Jane Cadzow
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Kaya Lehmann caught dengue in February in Bali and has been sick for months.

The hidden menace on the rise in Australia’s favourite winter holiday destinations

Kaya Lehmann visited a waterfall in Bali during a summer holiday. Four months later she’s still counting the cost.

  • Angus Dalton
PhD student Olivia Moscatelli and Associate Professor Jason Tye-Din and have developed a new blood test for coeliac disease that works without exposing people to gluten.

Think gluten makes you sick? A new test could tell you for sure

Australian scientists have developed a new ultra-sensitive blood test for coeliac disease that works even in people following a strict gluten-free diet.

  • Angus Dalton
“I keep telling her: don’t you ever change that word,” laughs Stephen Bailey.

Out of the ashes, a new treatment for a hidden cancer

It’s the insult Stephen Bailey can’t wait to hear. “You’re boring”, the nurse says, matter-of-factly, and Bailey can’t help himself. He grins, ear-to-ear.

  • Liam Mannix

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/science-61n