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Daily aspirin warning for healthy older Australians

Taking aspirin daily does little to prevent heart attack or stroke in healthy older adults and may increase the risk “hazardous bleeding complications”. Research

You now have less chance of an 100th birthday party

The increase of life expectancy in humans has slowed, with a time when the average age is 100 slipping further into the future. A new study compared the life

New direct link measures brain networks in real-time

A technological breakthrough, being tested in Brisbane, which interacts directly with the brain has the potential to provide a new tool to combat the mental health

One in four still lack safe drinking water

More than 2 billion people, one in four of the world’s population, lack access to safe drinking water. A new World Health Organization (WHO)-UNICEF report,

One Australian child dies every week homeless and alone

Thousands of Australian children are homeless without a parent or guardian and hundreds have committed suicide despite being known to specialist homelessness

Common painkillers fuel antibiotic resistance risk

The use of common over-the-counter painkillers is fuelling antibiotic resistance, one of the greatest threats to global health. New research from University of South

Long COVID impact on par with stroke and Parkinson’s

By Danielle Hitch, Genevieve Pepin and Kieva Richards When most people think of COVID now, they picture a short illness like a cold – a few days of fever, sore throat

Flashing mouthguards are here to help head injury battle

By Nick Draper and Kevin Mangan When the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off this weekend, spectators will witness more than the usual thrills, skills and physical

Disorderly weekends trigger new sleeping disorder

Weekend partying is not just leading to dusty Mondays. It has spawned a new sleeping disorder. Researchers from Adelaide’s Flinders University found late nights,

New waste treatment process targets fatbergs

Australian researchers have developed a new wastewater treatment system that will help prevent “fatbergs” forming. Senior lead researcher Dr Biplob Pramanik, form

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