BodyLab

How much control do we have over our risk of getting cancer? Professor David Whiteman discusses the simple measures you can take to lower your chances. David is the Deputy Director of QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and the head of the Institute’s Cancer Control Research Group. He has dedicated his career to trying to prevent more cancers in the community.

Have anxiety and depression become more common, or are they just better diagnosed? Professor James Scott discusses incidence, risk factors and treatments of mental illness, and the worrying impacts of bullying on adolescent mental health. James is the head of the Mental Health Research Program and the Child and Youth Mental Health Research Group at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. 

Nearly a year since COVID-19 emerged, what have scientists learnt? Professor Andreas Suhrbier weighs in on face masks, and how successful a vaccine might be. Andreas is a virologist and the head of the Inflammation Biology Research Group at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. He also researches other viruses like Zika, Ebola and chikungunya. 

Are there health benefits to taking vitamin supplements? Cut through the noise and clever marketing, and hear why Professor Rachel Neale’s children won’t go into a pharmacy with her. Rachel is the head of the Cancer Aetiology and Prevention Research Group at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. She is running Australia’s largest clinical trial, examining the health effects of vitamin D supplements.