Tag: health

People who drink one cup of coffee a day are 12 per cent less likely to die prematurely than those who didn’t drink coffee...

Each cell in your body has a complete set of your genes. But they are not all active.  The genes to produce liver enzymes,...

Female mammals, including humans, generally outlive males.  Professor Maarten Wensink of the University of Southern Denmark said that around 1950, males lived about two and...

Just once in a while, dieticians come up with a trial results that appeals to my prejudices, and late last year a group of...

West Australian researchers have won funding to carry out a world-leading trial that could reduce the chances of people with type 2 diabetes who’ve...

The Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia (PHAIWA) based at Curtin University, is calling on the State Government to end junk food advertising...

Participants are sought for a new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study investigating whether fibre can improve gut health, mental wellbeing and sleep for people...

Volunteers for research trials on dementia are in short supply. So much that some trials have been abandoned, others delayed or curtailed. Dementia is the...

In The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a boy was born old and got younger. That film is science fiction but Australian scientist Professor...

According to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, hearing loss and tinnitus are in the top three of the most commonly accepted health conditions experienced...