Being tickled pink is no laughing matter
A tickle lab in the Netherlands is trying to unlock a mystery which has baffled the most brilliant minds for thousands of years.
Neuroscientist Konstantina Kilteni is
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Overweight teenagers risk altering DNA of future offspring
Overweight teenage boys risk damaging their genes and increasing the chance of their future children being born with a range of conditions.
Researchers from the United
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Researchers zero in on brain cells which trigger obesity
Researchers have identified a group of nerve cells in the brain that influence eating behaviour and weight gain.
Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research Director
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Graduates from school of hard knocks most trustworthy
We are more likely to trust people who grew up poor, than those who had a wealthy upbringing, according to new research.
The study by a team from the University of
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Scholarship winners mine new research
The resources and renewable sector is one step closer to becoming more sustainable with innovations from the first winners of the prestigious Michael Roche Scholarship
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Aussies under 50 have world’s highest bowel cancer rates
Australia has the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world for people aged under 50.
New research by the University of Melbourne has revealed that there were more than
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$30m in fines for misleading students
A former vocational college which misled students, leaving them with debts of more than $60 million, has been handed a multi-million fine by the Federal
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AI key to supporting students’ transition to work
An Australian online training company, dedicated to transitioning young people from school into work, is aiming to become 100 percent AI native by disrupting itself
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Budget overruns impact 60 percent of green energy projects
An analysis of green energy infrastructure projects shows that many are prone to budget overruns and year-long delays.
The study by the Boston University Institute for
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Semiconductor breakthrough provides clearer path to 6G
The science-fiction type capabilities promised by a 6G network are closer to reality thanks to a breakthrough in semiconductor technology.
Professor Martin Kuball, of
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