Helium is vital for medicine -- just as well we discovered more of this rare element

Jul 01, 2016 12:10 pm UTC| Science Health

Helium is in short supply and its more than just the sellers of party balloons who should worry. This rare element is critical to medicine where ultra-low-temperature liquid helium is used to cool the superconducting...

Early-onset Alzheimer's: should you worry?

Jul 01, 2016 09:10 am UTC| Health

You have forgotten where you put your car keys, or you cant seem to remember the name of your colleague you saw in the grocery store the other day. You fear the worst, that maybe these are signs of Alzheimers...

The system often forgets children of people with cancer: here's how to help them

Jun 28, 2016 19:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Every year around 21,000 teenagers and young adults in Australia are told their parent has cancer. The need to care for their parents often disrupts these young peoples efforts for increased social, emotional and financial...

Doctors still provide too many dying patients with needless treatment

Jun 27, 2016 23:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Many doctors are continuing to provide end-of-life patients with needless treatments that only worsen the quality of their last days, new research shows. Our review published in the International Journal for Quality in...

Why stress is more likely to cause depression in men than in women

Jun 22, 2016 13:09 pm UTC| Health

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more women are affected by depression than men. This pattern is seen in countries around the world, including the United States. Cross-national and cross-cultural...

To fight antibiotic resistance, we need to fight bad prescribing habits

Jun 21, 2016 11:09 am UTC| Health

Mays announcement that a strain of bacteria with genes conferring resistance to colistin, our antibiotic of last resort, was identified in the United States, is just the latest report highlighting the growing threat of...

Low testosterone may make you a better father

Jun 20, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Health Life

Many new parents know that a good nights sleep is tough to come by. What the new parents probably do not know is that a crying infant can trigger a testosterone dip in some men, which turns out to be a good thing. Less...