‘Sleeping on it’ really does help and four other recent sleep research breakthroughs

Jun 03, 2024 11:10 am UTC| Health

Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are spent asleep. Scientists have been trying to explain why we spend so much time sleeping since at least the ancient Greeks, but pinning down the exact functions of...

Burnt out? This is how your employer can help you return to work for the better

Jun 03, 2024 11:10 am UTC| Health

The working world can be a pitiless one, as competition in the marketplace can put significant pressures on employees. Relentless deadlines, shrinking resources and shifting priorities all take their toll on employees...

Drinking lots of water may seem like a healthy habit – here’s when and why it can prove toxic

Jun 03, 2024 11:09 am UTC| Health

In late 2023, actor Brooke Shields suffered a seizure after flooding her body with water. Shields became dangerously low on sodium while preparing for her show by drinking loads of water. I flooded my system and I drowned...

We’re the ‘allergy capital of the world’. But we don’t know why food allergies are so common in Australian children

Jun 03, 2024 11:09 am UTC| Health

Australia has often been called the allergy capital of the world. An estimated one in ten Australian children develop a food allergy in their first 12 months of life. Research has previously suggested food allergies are...

From injuries to infectious diseases, what are the health risks in the aftermath of PNG’s landslide?

Jun 03, 2024 11:08 am UTC| Health

Its a week since Papua New Guinea (PNG) experienced a massive landslide in the Enga province, in the countrys highlands. More than 7,800 people have been affected by the landslide, including more than 3,300 children....

Why, for some, psychotherapy might be a better treatment for depression than drugs

Jun 03, 2024 11:04 am UTC| Health

During a psychotherapy session, one of my patients reported to me that the antidepressants hed been prescribed by his GP had killed his desire. He felt dead inside, he told me. Unfortunately, this wasnt an isolated case....

What are nootropics and do they really boost your brain?

May 30, 2024 23:11 pm UTC| Health

Humans have long been searching for a magic elixir to make us smarter, and improve our focus and memory. This includes traditional Chinese medicine used thousands of years ago to improve cognitive function. Now we have...