Time scarcity is a slippery slope to inactivity

Dec 09, 2016 03:49 am UTC| Life Health

Even though most Australians know we need to exercise more, many of us dont. Our recent study suggests this is often due to diminishing availability of time. We found that among otherwise healthy people, becoming time...

Masked hypertension is a silent killer – we must do more to detect it

Dec 08, 2016 13:15 pm UTC| Health

Some people with normal blood pressure have elevated blood pressure when their doctor takes the reading. This phenomenon is known as white coat hypertension. But theres an opposite phenomenon, known as masked hypertension,...

Periodontitis: why we need a vaccine for gum disease

Dec 08, 2016 10:40 am UTC| Health

Scientists from The University of Melbourne have developed a world-first vaccine to treat gum disease. Their research, published in the journal NPJ Vaccines, has so far only tested the vaccine in mice. If successful in...

Hold pornography to account – not education programs – for children's harmful sexual behaviour

Dec 08, 2016 10:31 am UTC| Life Health

Pornography has many negative impacts on children and young people. And increased sexual violence among children is only the tip of the iceberg. Evidence suggests the majority of young people have been exposed to...

What you need to know to understand risk estimates

Dec 07, 2016 23:32 pm UTC| Health

Interpreting health (or any other) risk estimates reported in the media is not straightforward. Even health professionals can get tripped up trying to make sense of these statistics, so it is no wonder the public can...

Exercise: motivation gets you started, but routine keeps you going

Dec 07, 2016 23:29 pm UTC| Health

Our interactive body map of how a lack of physical activity makes you sick may have got you thinking, but it can be difficult to know how to get started if you dont regularly exercise. Here we review the best science...

Interactive body map: physical inactivity and the risks to your health

Dec 07, 2016 23:27 pm UTC| Health

Physical inactivity has consistently been shown to be one of the most powerful, modifiable risk factors for all causes of death and disease, alongside smoking and obesity. This interactive body map brings together...