EXCLU: They may be the window to the soul, but researchers find the eyes can also provide crucial insight into the brain which can potentially help detect diseases like dementia, multiple sclerosis and diabetes. @theheraldsun @WEHI_research

A new technology that helps treat asthmatics is hoped to be a step towards the “holy grail” of respiratory medicine and available next year. | @theheraldsun

Exclusive: Gestational diabetes has soared by 70 per cent in six years among pregnant women across the country, with the biggest surge among Victorian mums — and there are three likely reasons why. @theheraldsun @SCSMonash

EXCLUSIVE: A new treatment for the most common form of breast cancer has boosted cure rates in a major international trial led by @PeterMacCC

If you are heading overseas experts say this is one vaccine you seriously need to consider updating before you leave.

Exclusive: Relief for Victorians who struggle with allergies may soon be available, as researchers look for new ways to boost the body’s ‘good’ antibodies to counteract nasty reactions. |@theheraldsun @MonashSTM

For the first time, Australian researchers have revealed how exposure to smoking may cause a deadly lung disease, harming protective proteins meant to ward off infection and cancer. | @theheraldsun @MonashUni @PeterMacCC @UniMelbMDHS

Top experts say we need to stop using BMI to diagnose obesity. Instead it’s where you carry the fat that can matter more. While you don’t need to worry so much in some areas, you do if you hold a lot of weight here. | @theheraldsun @MonashSTM

A new online tool has been able to predict what age older adults will get Alzheimer’s. And it may give people the chance to plan their dementia care while they are still able to. | @theheraldsun @TheFlorey

Former Richmond and Fremantle player Reece Conca tells of his battle with infertility and the new IVF technique that allowed him to have a child. | @theheraldsun

Exclusive: A new gene therapy delivered as a one-off injection to the eye could reverse blindness and “switch on sight” for millions of people with impaired vision. | @theheraldsun @EyeResearchAus

Victorian humanitarian Moira Kelly – who helped bring conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna to Melbourne for their separation surgery in 2009 – has revealed she offered another lifeline to her “adopted” daughter Krishna. | @theheraldsun

Exclusive: ‘Like a dream’: How a leap of faith on a ‘last chance’ mosaic embryo became this family’s ‘miracle’ baby. | @theheraldsun #IVF

People born in the early 2000s have a six-to-seven-fold increased likelihood of getting bowel cancer — and now researchers have uncovered the gut reason behind the shock trend. | @theheraldsun @CancerVic

If you’re going on a long flight it can lead to a breeding ground of bacteria in your mouth. But on top of brushing, this is what you should do for your teeth. | @theheraldsun

Men who put on as little as three kilograms in five years are more likely to have back pain or even suffer long-term disability, with @MonashUni study finding a little bit of weight goes a long way. | @theheraldsun

Mismatches in our DNA and a clever new computer tool is showing scientists the best ways to attack cancer. | @theheraldsun @SarahJ_Dawson @TheDawsonLab @PeterMacCC

Hazel was just 8 months old when diagnosed with a rare cancer, the treatment of which would likely have robbed her of the chance to have babies. But a groundbreaking move by the Royal Women’s Hospital has safeguarded her future fertility. | @theheraldsun

A new study by Monash University has revealed the two serious health conditions that may be connected and could increase the risk to brain health. | @theheraldsun @MonashUni @turnerinstitute

High blood pressure is the leading preventable cause of heart disease but researchers have discovered a new three-in-one super pill that may revolutionise treatment. | @theheraldsun @georgeinstitute