Research

This landmark research could pave the way for motherless babies. Mind you, it was conducted in mice...

New research has challenged past idea that intelligence comes from both the mother and father.

If you're a pet owner, you probably talk to your dog anyway, but there's now proof they can actually understand you!

A simple hint can make life so much easier.

Why Asian students are doing better than their peers.

A recent study of heart attack patients has emphasised the key role of exercise and dietary change in the recovery process, writes Michael Sheather.

Thanks to new drug research, living until you’re 100 years of age may be as simple as taking a daily pill that could be available as soon as 2012. The findings were revealed by a leading expert in ageing, New York-based Professor Nir Barzilai, at the Royal Society’s “The New Science of Ageing” seminar in […]

Babies should be given iPads from birth, according to new research in the UK which suggests they will learn faster.

In one of the most touching Aussie interviews you’ll ever see, Nine reporter Erin Molan sheds light on her older sibling’s courageous battle.

A new study by MIT reveals social networking program, Panoply, helps users cope with anxiety and mental health with the findings proving it's "especially helpful for depressed individuals."

Boosting your fibre intake has many health and weight loss benefits.

You're going to make some bad decisions. And not just as the supermarket.

Don't go blowtorching your treadmill just yet, the findings come with a caveat.

Professor Christine Logel from Renison University College at the University of Waterloo in Canada led the study which found that women tend to put on weight when their loved ones make negative comments. “When we feel bad about our bodies, we often turn to loved ones – families, friends and romantic partners – for support […]

Researchers have developed a ‘bionic’ bra which adjusts automatically according to breast movement. So if the user is wearing the bra – which looks like regular sports bra – while running the bra will tighten and become more supportive, and if the user is standing still the bra will loosen. As the inventors of the […]

Heading to a wedding this weekend? There's a good chance that the happy couple you're madly trying to find something good left on the registry for met online.

Fact: Chocolate is a feel good food, which is now said to have an effect on how we perceive our significant other or potential love interests.

A French study has found that if you want a man at your feet you should wear stilettos.

The plan, which has been developed in consultation with ovarian cancer researchers and women living with the disease, provides a roadmap for research priorities across a number of areas. About 1000 women die from ovarian cancer each year in Australia and only 43 out of every 100 women diagnosed are still alive five years after […]

A daily does of sulforaphane, found in broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage have shown improvements in the behaviour and communication of autism patients, a new US study has found.

Tampons could help doctors detect early-stage ovarian cancer, a new study suggests.

Women who go up a few dress sizes after their mid-20’s have a greater risk developing breast cancer after menopause, say researchers at University College London. While obesity has long been considered a risk factor for cancer, British researchers have found that a woman’s thickening waist line between the ages of 20 and 64 actually […]

A new study from a British vitamin brand claims that the average woman spends roughly 10 days a year in a "grumpy" mood.

Sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to develop an addiction to food.

A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that the death rate for males is 1.5 times as high as the rate for females.

Women might be able to use drug-delivering tampons to protect themselves from HIV.

The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that women, on average, are better than the opposite sex at episodic memory (the memory of autobiographical events). Agneta Herlitz, the co-author of the study and a psychologist at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, and her colleagues surveyed 30,000 individuals across 13 European countries. The […]

A new protein can trigger labour after about 40 weeks of pregnancy.

Researchers at Charles Sturt University found that lonely women were more likely to spend a greater amount of time on social networking sites and have less privacy settings in place so everyone online can view their profiles. The study, “Self-disclosure on Facebook among female users and its relationship to feelings of loneliness”, collected data from […]

Diarrhoea among our aging population is costing the national health system $75 million a year, according to a new scientific study.

Eating disorders and behavioural disorders like autism are two of the biggest health issues plaguing teenagers, and researchers at the University of Cambridge may have found a link between the two. A new study has found teenage girls with obsessions with food and calorie counting share an above-average number of autistic traits — a neurodevelopmental […]

Pregnant women have been issued with a new list of don’ts as senior doctors recommend they should consider cutting down on make-up and plastic-wrapped food, among other measures, despite having no evidence of their risks. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has today published guidelines that are already proving controversial among medical experts […]

You know that lack of sleep is making you tired but scientists say it could also make you gain weight. A US study which observed participants who slept for just five hours each night found that they gained more weight over a week, and when they returned to adequate sleeping patterns, they shed weight. Researchers […]

Nineteen years after her diagnosis, ovarian cancer survivor Margaret Rose told an Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day leaders forum today the reason the disease isn’t talked about as much as other women’s health issues is because “not many of us survive”. An average of 1200 Australian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, and of […]

Juggling might seem like something best left to professional clowns, but a new study has found it can increase the size of your brain. Research conducted by the Department of Clinical Neurology at Oxford University, found activities that test the mind and body at the same time seem to increase the brain’s ‘white matter’ — […]

Researchers are growing human hearts in test tubes with hopes of ending long waiting lists for transplants. Scientists at the University of Minnesota in the US created the organs by “stripping” cells from the hearts of deceased people, leaving behind a tough protein skeleton, known as a ‘ghost heart’. They then coated eight ‘ghost hearts’ […]

An Australia-US study has found that animals with higher metabolisms tend to exercise more than their low-metabolism counterparts and also exhibit more dominant characteristics, including a higher sex drive. In pictures: Walking with the stars University of New South Wales senior lecturer Dr Peter Biro and Professor Judy Stamps, from the University of California, Davis, […]

Next time you want a drink of water, don’t dismiss the good old tap. According to new Canadian research, bottled water holds more bacteria than tap water. The study conducted by a team of 70 scientists from the C-crest Laboratories in Montreal found that bottled water is not as pure as first thought. “Heterotrophic bacteria […]

If you are obsessed with keeping your home or workplace clean and tidy, you may be doing more harm than good when it comes to your health. Excessive cleanliness has led to a soaring rise in allergies such as hay fever, eczema, hives and asthma in developed countries, a new Canadian study has found. The […]

Researchers from Japan’s University of Miyakazi have identified a chemical compound in blueberry leaves that may possibly stop the hepatitis C virus’ ability to reproduce. The compound is a proanthocyanadin, with antioxidant properties similar to those found in grapes and wine. The study, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, offers hope for patients with […]

The myth is that marriage can make you mad, but psychologists have found that is really is good for your health. Clinical psychologist Dr Kate Scott from New Zealand’s University of Otago conducted the study of more than 35,000 people across 15 different countries based on a decade of surveys by the World Health Organization. […]