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Challenging your brain can delay dementia. But when it happens, symptoms progress more quickly Brain exercises delay mental decline

Friday, 3 September 2010
New research suggests exercising your brain can keep you sharper for longer into old age, but when the symptoms of dementia finally settle in, the decline happens faster.
Subjects: health, alzheimers-and-dementia, older-people, computers-and-technology, neuroscience Locations: united-states

Over the past few decades young adults have been sleeping fewer and fewer hours, say one expert Lack of sleep ups mental illness risk

Wednesday, 1 September 2010Article has audio
New research suggests young people getting less than five hours sleep per night are tripling their chances of developing a mental illness.
Subjects: health, medical-research, mental-health, sleep Locations: australia

Very little is known about what predisposes a person to migraines DNA snip may decode cause of migraine

Monday, 30 August 2010
Our understanding of what causes migraines has moved a step closer with the publication of a large European study.
Subjects: health, pain, genetics, brain-and-nervous-system, headache Locations: australia, qld, brisbane-4000

The researchers believe pro-tobacco clips on YouTube are more widespread than what their survey found YouTube clips pushing tobacco: study

Friday, 27 August 2010
YouTube has become an arena for encouraging smoking among young people, hosting videos that link cigarettes with celebrities, music, sporting success and cartoons, according to medical researchers.
Subjects: health, smoking, advertising, internet Locations: new-zealand

Inertia, apnoea and debt: the science of sleep

Thursday, 19 August 2010Article has audio
Dr Karl on triple j The mysteries of sleep are explored, with sleep researcher Dr Shaun Williams. Plus: how do we fall asleep?; what is sleep inertia and sleep apnoea?; and what is sleep debt?
Subjects: health, sleep-disorders, weird-and-wonderful, sleep, scienceontriplej, drkarl, podcasts

Clean hands wash away moral dilemmas

Tuesday, 17 August 2010 0 commentsArticle has audio
Great Moments in Science Being clean and feeling virtuous are closely linked. Dr Karl scrubs away at the evidence and discovers the amazing symbolism associated with washing your hands.
Subjects: languages, health, psychology, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcasts

Researchers hope the knowledge gained from monkeys will assist them in diagnosing anxiety in children earlier Nervous monkeys lend clues to anxiety

Thursday, 12 August 2010
Scientists have identified two parts of the brain linked with severe anxiety in young monkeys, offering new promise for treatment.
Subjects: health, diseases-and-disorders, neuroscience, anxiety Locations: united-states

Scientists say there are no new drugs on the horizon to tackle the new superbugWarning after scientists find new superbug

Thursday, 12 August 2010
A new superbug could spread around the world after reaching Britain from India - in part because of medical tourism - and scientists say there are almost no drugs to treat it.
Subjects: health, medical-research, science-and-technology, research Locations: india, pakistan, united-kingdom

Charges, cuts and stitches

Thursday, 12 August 2010Article has audio
Dr Karl on triple j Why do rechargeable batteries need to be run fully flat? Plus: why do shaving cuts bleed more than normally?; and what is runner's 'stitch'?
Subjects: health, exercise-and-fitness, blackholes, energy, physics, weird-and-wonderful, scienceontriplej, drkarl, podcasts

Cone snail venom has been a sources of drugs used to dull the pain of cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and other conditions Snail venom inspires pain reliever

Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Snail venom in a pill could offer powerful relief for people who suffer from severe and chronic pain.
Subjects: health, pain, pharmaceuticals, animals, invertebrates Locations: australia, qld, university-of-queensland-4072

Whatever makes you happy, even if the task seems pointless Staying busy keeps us happy: study

Tuesday, 10 August 2010
The notion that idle hands are the devil's tools is only half the story; with research showing those idle hands are also unhappy.
Subjects: health, mental-health, psychology Locations: united-states

Researchers believe motion sickness is all in the mind and they have a training program to thwart it Mind training tackles motion sickness

Monday, 9 August 2010
Motion sickness really is a case of mind over matter, according to NASA researchers, who are testing a system developed to try to help astronauts adjust to microgravity.
Subjects: health, space-exploration, psychology Locations: united-states

The study found it is unnecessary for women to delay conception after a miscarriage No need to wait after miscarriage: study

Friday, 6 August 2010
Women who conceive within six months after a miscarriage have a better chance of a pregnancy without complications compared to women who wait longer, according to a new study.
Subjects: health, pregnancy-and-childbirth Locations: deakin-university-3217, melbourne-3000, united-kingdom

High high in the sky

Thursday, 5 August 2010Article has audio
Dr Karl on triple j What colour is the Sun? Plus: Do your eyes or brain make you colour-blind? Can someone parachuting break the sound barrier? How much light is lost when transmitting through fibre-optic cables?
Subjects: environment, health, astronomy-space, ecology, energy, neuroscience, weird-and-wonderful, scienceontriplej, drkarl, podcasts

The results suggest diet plays a dominant role in shaping gut microbiota Western diet changing gut biota

Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Germs living in the gut may cause higher rates of allergies, chronic stomach upsets and even obesity among children living in industrialised countries, say researchers.
Subjects: health, diet-and-nutrition, diseases-and-disorders, microbiology Locations: belgium, italy

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