Gay men could have babies together
SCIENTISTS have for the first time found it could be possible to conceive children using skin cells, paving the way for gay men to have babies with each other.
Human Body
Brain freeze to keep minds fresh
WHEN Philip Rhoades’ parents died within 10 days of each other, there was no question what would be done with their brains.
Ultrasound ‘jump-starts’ coma patient
DOCTORS have successfully woken up a coma patient by jump-starting his brain using a new ultrasound technique—for the first time ever.
Mystery of deja vu solved?
DEJA vu. We’ve all experienced that feeling of a moment within a moment. But now a new theory may explain what’s really happening.
Why you should never pee in a pool
HAVE you ever enjoyed yourself so much in a pool that you’ve been too lazy to get out to pee? Well recent studies show your pee can cause serious health problems.
Life after death ‘confirmed’ by scientists
DEATH is an inevitable consequence of life, but scientists believe they may have found some light at the end of the tunnel.
Weed’s effect on sports performance
ENDURANCE athletes are proving the outdated stereotype of lazy stoners, munching on junk food from their couch couldn’t be further from the truth.
Flesh-eating disease plagues Melbourne
A FLESH-eating disease that could result in amputations has popped up in suburban Melbourne.
DNA to solve depression mystery?
IN A comprehensive scan of human DNA, scientists have found 15 genes linked to depression — a disorder which largely remains a biological mystery.
Meat eaters: Is your health at steak?
DIGEST this: Meat is as bad as sugar. But probably not in the way you think as research suggests it’s not just that we eat too much of it.
Woman recalls every minute of her life
SHE can recite books without looking at a page and recall an entire conversation from a decade ago, but it’s an awful burden.
Just 15 days to discover deadly disease
IT TOOK a young scientist just 15 days to pinpoint what was causing AIDS. More than 30 years later an Australian is taking up the fight for a cure.
Major leap forward in brain technology
WITH the help of AI technology, researchers have published a new map of the brain that contains nearly 100 new regions of the human mind.
Biotech firm plans Zika vaccine trials
AS PRESIDENT Obama urges Congress to do more, an Austrian biotech firm is surging ahead in the search for a Zika vaccine.
How a scientist tried to ‘cure the gays’
A REPORT reveals the shocking and disturbing ways a scientist attempted to turn a gay man straight.
Whoaaaaa … this is awesome
WATCH the poignant moment when a 10-year-old realises that his life has opened up to a world that he was only partially hearing about. See the video
Surgeon inspired by The Terminator
A SYDNEY surgeon who helps war veterans with titanium implants has delivered a special message to the government.
New warning about using phones at night
STOP it, or you will go blind. Doctors have warned of the dangers of checking your mobile phone in the dark after two women suffered temporary loss of vision.
Thousand days to program a child’s health
A MAJOR medical conference in Adelaide will discuss growing evidence of how the first 1000 days from conception can program a person’s future health.
‘We’re close to an app store for your brain’
IN THE future, you’ll be able to understand any language, open doors with your mind and deal with tricky situations in an instant.
Bacteria cells tricked into storing data
HARVARD scientists have effectively created a way to turn bacteria cells into hard drives that are alive.
Tucking into ideas on diabetes care
DIABETES researchers, patients and interested bystanders will be tucking in to a superb spread of science at the Australian Society for Medical Research Week dinner on Thursday night.
Free will ‘an illusion’ of the brain
STUDY shows our notion of free will might be our brain tricking itself, and that we may not truly have full control over our decisions.
The heroin hell around the corner
A CRACKDOWN on prescription drugs has fuelled a heroin crisis in the US, and a number of signs point to Australia following suit.
Aussies on the verge of bionics ‘Holy Grail’
HOPE at last for the disabled after an Aussie scientist breaks through with mind-bending technology which will change our world.
Tattoos to get non permanent?
A COMPANY in the US is hoping to change the way we think about tattoos with radical new ways to get inked.
Superbugs could claim 10m lives per year
THERE are superbugs that are going to cause more deaths than cancer and it will kill one person every three seconds.
Magic mushrooms have healing powers
A STUDY into the use of magic mushrooms in which patients were given a recreational dose of the active ingredient psilocybin has found something amazing.
Literally impossible to cry river
IT turns out that the saying “cry me a river” suggests a task that couldn’t be accomplished even if everyone on the planet worked together to accomplish it.
Head transplant plans ‘demented’
SERGIO Canavero is set to perform the first human head transplant before the end of 2017, but many are condemning him as Dr Frankenstein.
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