Chart your fart’: CSIRO calls Aussies to track flatulence for science In a uniquely Australian twist on citizen science, CSIRO, the nation’s leading science agency, is inviting people to track their farts to help researchers better understand gut health. This unusual yet important project aims to...
Can we move beyond them? Asks researchers Bangle Wu and Ehsan Nabavi The Australian parliament will conduct a national inquiry into the dangers of “forever chemicals”. The move comes after a string of revelations about the potential dangers of the substances, including news this week that Sydney...
Here’s what good sleep looks like, say researchers Amy Reynolds, Claire Dunbar, Gorica Micic, Hannah Scott and Nicole Lovato What do you imagine a good night’s sleep to be? Often, when people come into our sleep clinic seeking treatment, they share ideas about healthy sleep. Many think when...
Infertility affects countless women, but one woman asks: What if we are unconsciously preventing ourselves from falling pregnant?...
A behavioural optometrist provides some insight into the effect screen time has on children’s eyes and how to combat this....
What portion sizes are you giving your kids? A Nutritionist gives her recommendations for kids' serving sizes....
Popular fertility apps are engaging in widespread misuse of data, including on sex, periods and pregnancy, writes Katharine Kemp Research revealed serious privacy flaws in fertility apps used by Australian consumers – emphasising the need for urgent reform of the Privacy Act. Fertility apps provide a number...
Sibling relationships are some of the longest-lasting relationships we have in our lives, report researchers Marissa Nivison and Sheri Madigan Half of Canadians and around 80 per cent of people worldwide have at least one sibling. Sibling relationships are unique from all other relationships because siblings...
Doctors are warning Australians not to ignore hay fever symptoms as the allergy season arrives this year. Bupa Clinical Director Dr Tony MacDermott said the caution was most important for asthmatics, as most people with asthma were also susceptible to hay fever. Hay fever affects about 1...
You wake with a sore throat and realise you are sick, writes Natasha Yates, G.P. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to a doctor or just go to bed? Most respiratory illnesses have very similar symptoms at the...
