Sir Gregory Winter, a prominent British molecular biologist will visit Sydney on January 24 to speak to investors about the potential of Biosceptre International, a biotechnology company based in Australia.
ranina sanglap
Jan 18, 2012
A new study revealed that despite an abundance of sunlight, almost one third of Australian adults suffer from Vitamin D deficiency and this has become a major public health issue that needs urgent attention.
Genalyn Corocoto
Jan 18, 2012
Deceases organ donations have reached a record high in Australia with 337 Aussies who have died in 2011 donating their organs that saved more than a thousand lives. With the country's donor rate still very low, what are the risks of a living organ donor might face in doing the generous deed?
Lord Jorrel Polintan
Jan 17, 2012
Amidst Golden Globe action buzzing around in the whole entertainment industry, Kelsey Grammer, aside from winning Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Drama for Boss, has another reason to celebrate because he and his wife Kayte Walsh are now expecting twins. With such good news, what could Walsh expect in a twin pregnancy?
Lord Jorrel Polintan
Jan 17, 2012
Marijuana use has always been tainted with issues as dependence to it is almost sure to happen. Being a problem all over the world, arguably more so in Australia where marijuana use is widespread, a new study may change the face of cannabis withdrawal treatment for the better.
Lord Jorrel Polintan
Jan 17, 2012
An Adelaide pathologist calls on mothers to let their babies sleep in their cribs and avoid couches as well as other soft surfaces. In an editorial published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), University of Adelaide forensic pathologist Professor Roger Byard said research confirmed adults sleeping beside a baby could increase risk of infant suffocation.
Arlene Paredes
Jan 16, 2012
Over fifteen years since pinning infant epilepsy to a chromosome but failing to identify the gene responsible, Adelaide researchers have finally solved the mystery of the condition in infants. Infant epilepsy is caused by a single mutation in one gene, the scientists confirmed.
Arlene Paredes
Jan 16, 2012
The fifty year old actress, Heather Locklear, who made people’s head turn playing as “Amanda” in the 1992 run of the hit soap Melrose Place, reportedly “spun out of control,” binging on alcohol and medication at the same time. It is common knowledge that binging plus meds equal to trouble, but what exactly are the adverse effects of the equation?
Lord Jorrel Polintan
Jan 16, 2012
A fluorescent dye that can be sprayed onto the oesophagus - the food pipe - could be used to detect oesophageal cancer earlier and spare patients unnecessary treatment, according to research published today (Sunday) in Nature Medicine1.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jan 16, 2012
Benign familial infantile epilepsy (BFIE) has been recognised for some time as infantile seizures, without fever, that run in families but the cause has so far eluded researchers. However clinical researchers at the University of Melbourne and Florey Neurosciences Institute and molecular geneticists at the University of South Australia have discovered a gene.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jan 16, 2012
Everyone knows that the circulatory system has a very famous, much loved central component called the heart.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jan 16, 2012
Marijuana use has long been heatedly debated on by people around the world; from politicians not wanting to legalize it, to a couple of teenagers in a basement lighting a joint up, everyone has their opinion. But when it comes to pitting marijuana smoking against cigarette smoking, do they have any differences?
Lord Jorrel Polintan
Jan 16, 2012
In an environment with more patients than medical professionals and a huge number of cases per nurse, it is not surprising that sometimes things go wrong. What is surprising are the number of accidents that could have been prevented with simple check lists.
Women Fitness
Jan 14, 2012
Studies have indicated that it is difficult to get tocotrienol complex, if not impossible, without supplements. However, improved tocotrienol absorption has been observed with intake of sesame seeds.
Women Fitness
Jan 13, 2012
A new study has found that “internet addiction disorder” show signs of brain changes no different from alcoholics or users of illegal drugs.
Genalyn Corocoto
Jan 13, 2012
Australian and American researchers have discovered a protein that inhibits the lungs from repairing itself from smoke related diseases, in a breakthrough that could lead to a potential new treatment for patients.
ranina sanglap
Jan 13, 2012
Despite the continuous rise of aviation fuel prices, Australian airlines are not inclined to collect a surcharge on overweight air passengers.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jan 13, 2012
When an emotional injury strikes, you feel your heart ache, but what does it mean to your physiological well-being? A recent study published on January 9 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association has confirmed that a metaphorical broken heart is actually bad for the health.
Arlene Paredes
Jan 13, 2012
Feeling stressed out means you probably can’t sleep or your head aches. But do you know that stress may be causing your brain to shrink?
Genalyn Corocoto
Jan 13, 2012
A study has shown that people really can die of a broken heart.
Jackie Bargas
Jan 12, 2012
The idea that loading up with alcohol before having sex improves the mood for sex is a misconception, and three quarters of Australians can attest to that.In a recent survey released by febfast, 74% of Australian women and 68% of the men claimed that alcohol really does make them lose the groove for sex.
Karen Gillies
Jan 12, 2012
The human brain naturally tends to maintain a more positive outlook, and that is the scientific explanation behind seeing the silver lining in every dark cloud. While this understanding leaves more questions unanswered, it does provide more awareness on the concept of “prediction error” and its role in a person’s optimism.
Arlene Paredes
Jan 12, 2012
An English mother-of-six has been cured of cancer after coughing up a tumour growing from her throat in October.
Windsor Genova
Jan 12, 2012
It’s the worst fear of bungee jumpers everywhere – the cord snapping leaving the jumper falling to his death. That is what happened to 22-year old Erin Langworthy as she bungee jumped 111 meters down from the Victoria Falls bridge only to drop to a croc infested river – and survive. With that in mind, is there anything anyone can do when they’re plunging to their deaths?
Lord Jorrel Polintan
Jan 12, 2012
A co-owner of a fitness gym in Sydney, Australia died Tuesday while tubing in the Laotian town of Vang Vieng, where the pastime popular among foreign backpackers is done by sliding from a zip line and then jumping into a river.
Windsor Genova
Jan 12, 2012
To lose weight is easy: taking in lesser amount of food and exercising more. The reason why this method is seen difficult by a lot of people is routed deep in the human mind.
Jackie Bargas
Jan 11, 2012
Nicotine patches don't help smokers kick the habit and remain cigarette-free over the long haul, but it has positive effects on the brains of older people who are suffering from mild memory loss, new studies show.
Genalyn Corocoto
Jan 11, 2012
Taking aspirin every day to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer mortality is not beneficial to individuals with no history of cardiovascular disease as it increases nontrivial bleeding events.
ranina sanglap
Jan 11, 2012
Amidst the great news of celebrity power couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z having successfully conceived their first baby, Blue Ivy, Beyonce’s hubby comes out with his newest song “Glory,” which revealed shocking news of a miscarriage. With this latest bombshell making noise, people are left to wonder: “Could they have done something to prevent the miscarriage?”
Lord Jorrel Polintan
Jan 11, 2012
A new study has found that Australia and New Zealand have the highest rate of marijuana and amphetamine use in the world, while Asia boasted the lowest.
Genalyn Corocoto
Jan 10, 2012
