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...
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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...
Toad star state
Western Australia is waking up to a worrying new reality: its cane toads are no longer nocturnal. The state...
‘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...
Accidental heroes of drought
Rainforests rely on one very important ingredient – rain. So what happens during drought? Researchers at Griffith University have...
View to a krill
The largest animal ever known to have existed is strangely difficult to see, especially in the frigid waters off...
Healthy drinking theory goes bottom up
It really was too good to be true. The conventional wisdom that moderate drinking boosts health is almost certainly...
New train of thought
Train travel may be fast and efficient but is it really worth leaving home for? Visit your average suburban...
More than skin deep
Do we need any more reasons to avoid dangerous exposure to the sun? Not really. But researchers at the...