Walk down stairs to prevent diabetes
Reducing your chances of developing diabetes could be as easy as walking down stairs, according to new research from Edith Cowan University. The researchers, from ECU’s School of Medical...
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Inheriting more than DNA
Along with a DNA blueprint from our mothers and fathers we also inherit vital instructions on how to use...
Computer modelling predicts kidney stones
New computer modelling developed by a team at Murdoch University could help prevent kidney stones, a significant and painful...
Effective treatment for reducing period pain
Acupuncture treatment significantly reduces period pain intensity, duration and symptoms over time, a study from Western Sydney University and...
Research leads to new hospital in West Timor
Research by Charles Darwin University has helped secure funding for a hospital that is under construction in the remote...
Snapshot of heart failure in Australia
Australians do not have equal risk of developing heart failure, according to a new report that provides a more...
Benefits of breastfeeding can last 20 years
Babies who are fed only breast milk for the first three months of life appear to be much more...
Aussie GPs overprescribing antibiotics
Australian general practitioners are prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) at rates that are four to nine times...
New drug to ease C-Section trauma
James Cook University (JCU) researchers may have found a way to reduce trauma and prevent infections after Caesarean births....
Diets tailored to individual genomes could fight obesity
An individual’s genome can determine an ideal diet balance that won’t leave you hungry, according to international research involving...