Trust your gut – the microbiome and COVID
Nutrition Scientist; Dr Kathryn O’Sullivan looks at the role of gut bacteria and the microbiome as a “major weapon in…
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Brain food and protein cravings
Brainfood: Researchers find brain area responsible for protein cravings: New research from the Universities of Aberdeen and Leicester has identified an area of the…
Mouse studies find sugar-free energy drinks just as harmful
Mouse studies find sugar-free energy drinks just as harmful: Two Curtin research studies have found the excessive consumption of energy…
Get to grips with gut health
Get to grips with gut health: Five tips for a fit and healthy year: As we head into the spring/summer…
Functional changes that regular coffee drinking has on the brain
A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry and sponsored by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), provides unique insights into the functional and…
A new way to prevent childhood obesity
A new way to prevent childhood obesity: For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are…
The clear message on promoting body positivity
The clear message on promoting body positivity: Public health campaigns that challenge weight stigma and promote body positivity can boost…
Binge drinking in adolescence and the brain
Binge drinking in adolescence is associated with changes in the volume of the cerebellum in young adulthood, a new study…
Malting could be better used in human nutrition
Malting, the processing of cereal grains into malt, generates rootlets as a side-stream product, which is currently mostly utilised as…
Inter-arm difference in kids’ blood pressure
Kids’ blood pressure measurements substantially different between arms, potential for misdiagnosis: Blood pressure measurements in children and adolescents should be taken…