Health
'No pain, no gain' fails to motivate exercisers
Fitness instructors should abandon the 'no pain, no gain' mantra and embrace a more motivational style to keep participants coming to classes, research suggests.
Sep 20, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetics testing clinic swamped from the 'Angelina Jolie effect'
When Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy in May 2013 to reduce her chances of contracting breast cancer, news headlines screamed of the move and the world gasped in shock.
Sep 14, 2016
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Health
Why science says you should have more sex
On a health kick? Forget the juice cleanse—there is scientific evidence that a loving relationship and sex can be good for your wellbeing.
Aug 29, 2016
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Health
Cough app targets US success
Resapp Health, the developer of a cough-interpreting smartphone app that diagnoses some respiratory conditions better than a stethoscope-armed specialist, aims to replicate the success of its West Australian clinical trials ...
Aug 22, 2016
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Other
Hopes pinned on genetically gifted among cookie-cutter athletes
Humans are constantly evolving but a lack of progress in track and field athletics has a WA sports science expert asking why we're not getting any better as the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro enters its second week.
Aug 15, 2016
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Health
Why Aussie kids need organised sport
Girls who don't play organised sport early will probably never play—and they'll miss out on health benefits that go with it.
Aug 1, 2016
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Autism spectrum disorders
3-D face scans may pinpoint autism earlier than normal
Telethon Kids Institute researchers are hoping 3-D face scanning technology will help detect autism in children as young as one year old, which is at least one year earlier than current practices allow for.
Jul 25, 2016
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Immobility may be key to predicting Parkinson's decline
West Australian researchers have found physical symptoms such as having difficulty moving or maintaining one's balance could be the key to predicting cognitive changes in people who suffer from a Parkinson's disease subtype.
Jul 18, 2016
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Medical research
Researchers sniff out potential Leigh syndrome treatment
A mouse with dysfunctional mitochondria may hold the key to treating Leigh syndrome in humans.
Jul 18, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Is the cold weather making you hungrier?
If the winter chill is making you reach for the cookie jar, don't beat yourself up—your brain is hard wired to seek calories, particularly when it's cold.
Jul 15, 2016
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