Ozone hole ‘rewriting’ ecosystems
THE ozone hole is as large as ever and is “rewriting” entire ecosystems across Australia, Antarctica and South America.
Health Science
Standing on one leg a test for stroke
IF you have difficultly standing on one leg, it could be a sign of something more serious than overdoing it at Christmas.
Llama key to HIV vaccine
AIDS came from the chimpanzees of Central Africa. Its solution may come from the camels of South America.
Australian study in breakthrough list
A TOP journal has named an Australian study one of the 10 best scientific breakthroughs of the year.
Global life span rises by six years
MEN and women’s global life expectancy has increased by about six years over the past two decades.
When silly season turns stressful
CHRISTMAS is perhaps happiest time of the year — but it’s also the time when stress and anxiety rise for some.
Memory lapses point to strokes
EDUCATED people who have memory lapses are more likely to have a stroke, a study suggests.
Gillard joins board of depression unit
JULIA Gillard has joined the board of beyondblue, the national initiative to combat anxiety and depression.
Antidepressants ‘make people worse’
SCIENTISTS have worked out why popular depression drugs make people feel worse before they get better.
CSIRO backs formula for success
ABORIGINAL students are being encouraged to consider the benefits of science, technology and engineering at university.
World’s biggest mistletoe embraced
THE hunt is on for the golden blossoms that appear this time each year, but native Christmas trees are disappearing from Perth.
Shining light as sharpness fades
THE walls of Lyn Gravolin’s home are hung with the evidence of her life as an artist but now she is unable to draw.
Breathing blows body fat away
Extra fat leaves the body mainly in the form of the carbon dioxide we breathe out, Australian scientists found.
Hunger strategy faces GM ‘bottleneck’
BIOLOGISTS say an impending hunger crisis could be averted by reverse-engineering crops into their wild form.
Drought par for climate course
THE crippling millennium drought in eastern Australia at the turn of the century was not an exceptional event.
Treatment doubles Novogen share price
A MEDICAL breakthrough in the treatment of melanoma has doubled the share price of biotechnology firm Novogen.
Dengue vaccine in reach
SCIENTISTS have found an antibody capable of neutralising dengue fever, raising hopes of a vaccine.
Call for more cash to kids in crisis
TROUBLED children need a bigger slice of mental health spending to prevent suicide, the National Mental Health Commission says.
Skippy ‘eating natives out of home’
KANGAROOS have become a threat to other native creatures and may be rearranging entire ecosystems.
Lipstick, polish link to lower baby IQ
PREGNANT women exposed to chemicals found in household products could be putting their baby’s intellectual development at risk.
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