Why children who sleep more get better grades

Dec 23, 2015 10:35 am UTC| Health

Sleep plays a fundamental role in the way we learn. Emerging evidence makes a compelling case for the importance of sleep for language learning, memory, executive function, problem solving and behaviour during...

Got a hangover? Here's what's happening in your body

Dec 22, 2015 01:10 am UTC| Health

Its that time of year when we raise a glass to celebrate Christmas, the beginning of holidays, the new year, or simply to join with our friends. Many of us will pay a price, even if its just in the form of a...

Facebook stalking your ex can become addictive – and hurt you in the long run

Dec 21, 2015 10:09 am UTC| Health

Its been shown that the use of social media comes with pros and cons: increased social connection and enhanced commitment in relationships, but also increased depression and decline in well-being. One common situation...

Connections aren't conversations – while technology enables, it can also interfere

Dec 21, 2015 10:08 am UTC| Technology Insights & Views Health

A prisoner was in the US was recently released after 44 years of incarceration for the attempted murder of a police officer. Emerging onto the streets of New York City, Otis Johnson, now 69, found himself bewildered by the...

Why do people choose expensive branded drugs over cheap generics?

Dec 18, 2015 22:33 pm UTC| Health Law

The Australian federal court has accused Reckitt Benckiser of misleading consumers. The UK-based company has been marketing products in their Nurofen range for specific types of pain. The truth is, they all contain the...

Budget update brings deficit blowout and hits to health and aged care

Dec 15, 2015 08:14 am UTC| Health

Health, welfare compliance and aged care have been targeted for savings in a budget update that forecasts deficits bigger than forecast in May and pushes out further the return to surplus. In some 180 savings measures...

Indonesia's 'war on drugs' may bring health crisis

Dec 15, 2015 07:21 am UTC| Health

Indonesias war on drugs is jeopardising years of hard work by civil society and public health sector to provide harm-reduction interventions. These have successfully reduced rates of HIV prevalence and other blood-borne...