All posts tagged "health"

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  Research

  $4M to get kids eating more veg

  A national research initiative designed to educate and encourage children to eat more vegetables aims to increase their daily intake of fresh...

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  Research

  ‘Night owls’ can retrain body clock to improve health and performance

  A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of ‘night owls’ – people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits – could lead...

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  Medicine

  Smartphone app to diagnose respiratory diseases

  Technology developed by University of Queensland researchers that analyses a person’s cough could help diagnose respiratory disorders quickly and easily in patients...

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  Medicine

  Top 5 breast augmentation myths & misconceptions

  With so many myths surrounding breast augmentation, it’s hard to differentiate between fact and fiction. Dr David and Associates has listed the...

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  News and Views

  Top 5 reasons why cosmetic surgery can improve confidence

  Using cosmetic surgery to balance or improve your physical appearance has been proven to offer many psychological benefits such as boosting self-esteem...

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  A bout of morning exercise improves memory for the next eight hours

  Older Australians who sneak exercise into the day with a regular morning workout significantly improve decision-making for the next eight hours of...

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  Sugary drinks linked to blood vessel damage and heart disease

  Consuming just one sugary drink can trigger harmful functional changes in arteries and increase the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes...

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  Medicine

  New $5m research project to treat ‘untreatable’ cancers

  Cancer patients in Australia may soon have earlier access to revolutionary, highly targeted new treatment options through a $5.1M research partnership, announced...

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  Changing climate may affect animal-to-human disease transfer

  Climate change could affect occurrences of diseases like bird-flu and Ebola, with environmental factors playing a larger role than previously understood in...

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  Microscopic worms could provide key to repairing injured nerves

  A tiny worm’s ability to repair damaged nerves could one day help people with nerve injuries such as paralysis, according to University...