Lynch syndrome explainer: a common cancer risk few have heard of

Mar 24, 2016 22:48 pm UTC| Health

Lynch syndrome is a common, inherited condition that affects thousands of Australians and greatly increases the risk of developing cancer. Yet 95% of those who have it dont know about it. Lynch syndrome is the most...

Construction workers safer when they ditch the manual: study

Mar 24, 2016 22:45 pm UTC| Health Business

The literacy levels of construction workers are low relative to other industries, and yet prescriptions about how to work safely are often buried inside long and complicated documents. Our research suggests workers may...

Explainer: what's the link between insomnia and mental illness?

Mar 24, 2016 07:34 am UTC| Health

Poor sleep can make us feel down, worried and stressed. So its no surprise that how well we sleep has a direct impact on our physical and mental health. Sleep problems such as insomnia are a common symptom of many...

Stunted growth _and_ obesity: the double burden of poor nutrition on our doorstep

Mar 24, 2016 00:16 am UTC| Health

Excess weight and obesity are growing problems that contribute to escalating rates of chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Globally, around 37% of adults were either overweight or obese in 2013....

What parents and teachers should know about non-verbal learning disability

Mar 24, 2016 00:10 am UTC| Life Health

When my daughter was in Year 10 at a private girls school, I got the call that every parent dreads a summons to the deputys office. My polite 15-year-old girl had no behavioural problems, but she couldnt keep up with...

How games can hook students with short attention spans

Mar 23, 2016 17:00 pm UTC| Health Life

Modern human beings have a shorter attention span than goldfish: ours is, on average, below eight seconds while the little fish can focus for nine seconds. These decreasing attention levels are driven by peoples...

The fight against TB shifts to fixing the immune system, not the bacteria

Mar 23, 2016 16:58 pm UTC| Health

Tuberculosis (TB) has managed to remain a major global health problem, despite 100 years of research and more than 50 years of treatment being available. It still claims up to 1.5 million lives each year. Although there...