End of the road for drug driving
Drunk drivers are bad enough but how dangerous are drug users behind the wheel? No one knew the answer for sure until researchers at Swinburne University of Technology teamed...
Health
Uncomfortable in your own skin
Don’t sweat the small things. We’ve all heard the advice but what if we can’t help it – literally?...
Research program creates step change in public health
You probably know someone who’s always taking a stroll to get their steps up – but did you know...
Wild wheat holds secrets to bespoke bread
For clues to making better bread, you need to take a walk on the wild side. That’s the message...
Pedalling to recovery after knee surgery
Rehab programs following knee surgery can often be expensive and a pain in the… well, knee. Fortunately, researchers at...
Brain bot one step ahead
We can never be sure what other people are thinking. Or can we? Researchers at the UNSW, Sydney have...
Determined Aussie doc shows no disease is immune
What if your body could fight cancer the same way it does a common cold? That question inspired one...
A fad diet whose time has come
Want to lose weight? What if you could do it by eating exactly the same thing in exactly the...
Just in time: targeted information save those at cancer risk
Doctors know early cancer screening saves lives but there’s one problem they haven’t solved: patients don’t always take the...
Tobacco turn-off: teenagers heed smoke signals
The gangrenous foot. The oozing artery. The cancer-riddled lungs. The gory images you see on Australian cigarette packets still...