Standing on the shoulders of giants
Our parents do more than grant us life. Research from James Cook University and The University of Queensland shows they also give our bodies the power to sustain it....
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Looking after mums on the inside
Sometimes mothers end up in prison and researchers from University of Technology Sydney and The University of Newcastle have...
Pass the peas please
Not a fan of vegetables? Researchers from The University of Sydney, Deakin University, Monash University, James Cook University and...
Teen’s new tech finds tumours faster
The stereotypical university student is making ends meet with a part-time retail job, skipping tutorials and spending way too...
Menstrual migraine: it’s not just in your head
Once dismissed by doctors as imaginary, premenstrual syndrome or PMS is today accepted as medical fact. Now a team...
Written on their faces
Nothing is more beautiful to parents than a child’s face, but those treasured features could also hold valuable clues...
Eat the rainbow, see the rainbow: Colourful veggies offset the risk of cataracts in old age
A diet rich in colourful fruits and vegetables delays the onset of age-related cataracts, new research has found. Colourful...
New mums should go with the flow
The last thing new mums need is more stress, but well-meaning advice can sometimes cause exactly that. Especially when...
‘Frozen shoulder’ pain has joint cause
Traumatic ligament injury usually means one thing – pain. But researchers from the University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan...
A nutty way to ward off memory loss
Tackling the challenges that come with an aging population is one of the big public policy questions of our...