Adolescence: a critical time to address gender inequality
Early adolescence is where gender inequalities most markedly emerge, according to new research from across 40 low- and middle-income countries in Asia…
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Australia: Chronic disease and public health failures fuel COVID-19 pandemic
Australia: Chronic disease and public health failures fuel COVID-19 pandemic: Australia was not spared as a 30-year global rise in…
Genetic breakthrough for severe neurological conditions
Researchers have made a genetic breakthrough discovery into the cause of a spectrum of severe neurological conditions. A research study,…
CSIRO on SARS-COV-2 ‘survivability’
CSIRO scientists publish new research on SARS-COV-2 virus ‘survivability’: COVID-19 causing virus lasts for 10 days longer than Influenza on…
The power of pause : World Mental Health Day 2020
The Power of Pause: For World Mental Health Day 2020, Leah Nylander of West Coast Yoga discusses the benefits of…
Taking the STING out of Motor Neuron Disease
Melbourne researchers are working towards a potential treatment to slow the progression of motor neuron disease (MND), offering hope to…
Twins in breast cancer study
A burden shared is a burden halved: twins in breast cancer study: Melbourne identical twins Raie Moss and Judy Kohn…
Getting to grips with handedness
Researchers get a better grip on left and right handedness: In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers…
An obese heart is a silent risk
More than a high BMI, an ‘obese heart’ is a silent risk: New research shows that fat tissue around the…
The antibacterial superhero inside our cells
Australian scientists shed light on antibacterial superhero inside our cells. Researchers have made a key discovery on a critical arm…