Speaking two languages slows Alzheimer’s
Speaking two languages has been found to slow the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by up to five years.
A new study by Concordia University, published in the
Read more28 October 2024Education
One-leg balancing the key to healthy aging
The ability to stand on one leg has emerged as one of the best indicators of long-term health.
Mayo Clinic researchers say leg balance is a better “telltale sign” of
Read more28 October 2024
A third of asthma cases linked to small particle exposure
More than 30 percent of new asthma cases globally have been found to be linked to long-term fine particle exposure.
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Read more28 October 2024
Global cost of gambling set to top $1 trillion
An international study has found Australians gamble more than any nation on earth and that the global impact of gambling was worse than previously thought.
A Lancet
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New bee facility will help combat destructive mite
Southern Cross University has opened a new Bee Research and Extension Lab focussed on managing the devastating Varroa destructor mite.
Varroa poses one of the biggest
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Mobile 3D printer provides in-home options
A mobile 3D printer has been developed which creates objects on demand in the environment they will be used.
University of Washington researcher Daniel Campos Zamora
Read more28 October 2024
Potential in combining public art and urban sport
City planners are being encouraged to leverage the popularity of the urban sports culture to activate public art and help address social issues.
University of Sydney
Read more27 October 2024
Hot weather link to suicidal hospital visits
Hot weather has been linked to an increased suicide risk for young Australians.
A study out of News South Wales found for every one degree rise in the daily mean
Read more25 October 2024
Scar-less future beckons with skin cell mapping
The make-up of a human skin cell has been mapped which could lead to scarless healing of wounds and skin transplants for burns victims.
Researchers from Newcastle
Read more25 October 2024
New wireless transmission record close to 1 Tb/s
Scientists are getting close to sending wireless data at a rate of one Terabit per second, almost ten thousand times faster than current speeds available to consumers.
A
Read more23 October 2024