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Does long-term weight loss release toxins into the blood?

Weight loss may be toxic: study

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Losing weight may actually harm your health, claim Korean researchers.

There may be a link between sunlight, vitamin D and children's brain development. Low vitamin D linked to schizophrenia

Tuesday, 7 September 2010Article has audio

Ancient Nubians drank beer made from grains contaminated with antibiotics.Ancient Nubians drank antibiotic beer

Monday, 6 September 2010

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

Friday, 3 September 2010

The researchers found females tend to collapse their hips into adduction during a kick, increasing the load on the knee joint in the supporting leg Females more prone to football knee injury

Thursday, 2 September 2010

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'Healthy bacon' patents raise questions

Thursday, 19 August 2010
Patent applications covering the enhancement of meat, including pork, with omega-3 fatty acids are stimulating debate over the ethics and legalities of claiming intellectual property over food.

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Sleep plays an active part in turning around the experiences we have in the day.

The meaning of dreams

Monday, 16 August 2010
We may not always remember them, but dreams may play a very important role in laying down memories and learning new tasks. 3 comments

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Australian plague locust

What can we use to control locusts?

Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Are there any alternatives to using pesticides to kill locusts and how effective and safe are they? 6 comments

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Sleight-of-hand a trick of the eye

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Magicians rely on illusions that have a basis in understanding how our brains work. 1 comments

Israeli 'spoon-bender' Uri GellerTricks of the mind a magical mystery

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

The promise of instant psychic powers can be attractive to some. 5 comments

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Scientists have unravelled some of the mysteries of the human genome.The human genome

Thursday, 24 June 2010

It's ten years since scientists sequenced the human genome, the first step in answering some of the questions about what makes us tick.

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Experts say Jupiter could cause planetary mayhem in our solar systemNews in Science 2009 quiz

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Planetary mayhem, a patent win for CSIRO and another Australian Nobel Laureate were just some of the stories our news team covered this year.

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Window to spermatogenesis

The beauty of biology

Stunning scientific images from the Hunter Medical Research Institute are featured in a new exhibition called 'Through the Lens'.

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Biomedical engineer David Hobbs applies technology to medicineBiomedical engineer

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Self-confessed geek David Hobbs combines his love of technology with medicine. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how he became a biomedical engineer.

Nathan Cochrane researches tooth decay and develops new ways to treat itDental researcher

Tuesday, 8 September 2009

Nathan Cochrane fights tooth decay. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out about why he is passionate about dental health.

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News in ScienceStudy finds new potential flu defence

The human body makes rare antibodies effective against all flu viruses and these might be boosted to design a better universal flu treatment, researchers report.

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News in ScienceWestern diet changing gut biota

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.

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News in ScienceHopeful step in fight against Ebola virus

US authorities have given the green light for human volunteers to be tested with a new treatment for Ebola, a notorious African virus and feared future weapon of bioterrorism.

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Lance Armstrong (L) of the US cycles with Robbie McEwen of Australia

AnalysisLe Tour riders need 'mutant' bodies

To survive the demands of the Tour de France elite cyclists must do more than train, they must also harbor a set of inborn traits, say experts.

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Sleeping teenager

News in ScienceLack of sleep ups mental illness risk

New research suggests young people getting less than five hours sleep per night are tripling their chances of developing a mental illness.