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A person with amyloidosis produces aggregates of insoluble protein that cannot be eliminated from the body.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia in Australia, accounting for about two thirds of cases.

The immune system remembers every germ it has ever overcome.

Women who have undergone treatment of breast cancer are particularly susceptible to lymphoedema of the arm.

Protein is found in animal and plant foods. Learn more about protein foods, how much protein you need each day based on your life stage.

Your metabolism is influenced by your age, gender, muscle-to-fat ratio, the food you eat, physical activity and hormone function.

The best way to manage latex allergy is to avoid exposure to latex products.

When a person is anaemic, the red blood cells have to work harder to get oxygen around the body.

A child with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 rarely lives beyond three years of age.

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness.