Archive: 24/09/2015

Most elderly people satisfied with support

A longitudinal study of advanced ageing has found that most elderly people are satisfied with the relationships they have with family and friends.

Sep 24, 2015

Science searches for optimal mental performance

The search for optimum mental performance may lead to a quiet peaceful spot, Yale neuroscientists say.

Sep 24, 2015

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Sexual dysfunction often accompanies cardiovascular disease

A Deakin University researcher is looking to lift the taboo on the sexual problems that are often an unspoken side-effect for the 3.72 million Australians living with cardiovascular disease.

Sep 24, 2015

Pain overlooked in premature infants

Premature infants receiving intensive care are exposed to a great deal of pain, and this pain causes damage to the child. Despite this half of the infants admitted to neonatal intensive units will not receive any pain relief, ...

Sep 24, 2015

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Good news for hay fever sufferers

A forecast of below average rainfall over spring is expected to give hay fever sufferers in Melbourne a bit of reprieve this season.

Sep 24, 2015

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School meals can contain unsafe levels of BPA, putting low-income students particularly at risk

Federal standards for school meals are intended to keep kids healthy. But with emphasis solely on nutrition, schools are missing another component critical to students' health – exposure to toxic chemicals, according to ...

Sep 24, 2015

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Young people's attitudes to violence improving, but many still feel tracking with technology OK

One in five young Australians believe there women bear are partly responsible for sexual assault and nearly half (46%) agree that tracking a partner by electronic means without consent is acceptable.

Sep 24, 2015

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Rates of narcissism lower than national perception

Americans consistently reported a perception of the typical U.S. citizen as highly narcissistic—even meeting diagnostic criteria for the psychiatric disorder, according to studies conducted by University of Georgia psychologists ...

Sep 24, 2015