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Growing old in a new age of angst
Getting old in Australia is ‘sometimes shameful, always hidden and certainly not celebrated’, new research shows.
Teenage blood ‘no fountain of youth’
The US drugs regulator has “significant health concerns” about a craze for injections of blood from teenagers to older patients.
Breeders could save Adani finch
The endangered finches threatening the Adani mine are being bred in suburban homes and traded over the internet for as little as $30.
‘It’s confronting to watch’
A chiropractor is under investigation over “disturbing” footage of a newborn baby being hung upside down | WARNING
Kids’ hospitals worst for infections
Children’s hospitals had the worst rate of serious bloodstream infections last financial year.
Alzheimer’s, menopause link
Researchers are studying whether the hormonal changes that occur in menopause may affect the development of Alzheimer’s.
Doctors in danger of work burnout
More doctors-in-training are being compelled to work excessive hours in hospitals, despite the potential risks to staff and patients.
DNA TESTS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE
There is little scientific basis for their use in the fitness industry, but this won’t stop the marketing hype.
Heat on BoM for records rewrite Heat on bureau over data records rewrite
The Bureau of Meteorology has rewritten Australia’s temperature records, greatly increasing the rate of warming since 1910.
Ice scuppers Endurance search
The team seeking the resting place of Shackleton’s Endurance has announced it has given up, defeated once again by the ice.
NASA’s 14-year Mars mission ends
NASA’s veteran Opportunity rover has analysed its last soil sample.
The gut’s more than a trash compactor
Often we focus on how things look on the outside rather than how things are functioning on the inside.
Bird derails Adani’s coalmine
The endangered black-throated finch is on the verge of halting Adani’s controversial coalmine after a review.
Conserving finch habitats
The nation’s most controversial coalmine could be thwarted by a small perching songbird known for its distinctive black bib.
Action sought on nuke facilities
There is a need for firm decisions, along with appropriate funding for dealing with the nation’s ageing nuclear facilities, experts say.
HCF spills the beans on out-of-pocket fees
Health insurer HCF is arming its members with details on the out-of-pocket fees charged by a range of specialists.
Record pangolin haul seized
Malaysian authorities have made a record seizure of about 30 tonnes of pangolins and their scales worth some $2.8m in raids.
Vitamin C helps diabetes
A study finds a vitamin C tablet twice a day could help more than one million Australians with type 2 diabetes reduce their blood sugar levels.
Shop around for health fund discount: minister
Consumers should shop around for a health insurance fund that offers the government’s youth discount, says the Health Minister.
the superfit sixties FIGHTING FRAILTY
A new, hard-bodied fitness tribe is in the gym every day and not just doing yoga.
Petrel spit quest reveals secrets
Researchers are climbing remote mountains in Antarctica to hack away chunks of fossilised bird spit.
How to shake hip problems
Hip replacements are on the rise, even among the under-60s. Start looking after yours now.
Past four years hottest on record: UN
The past four years were the hottest since global temperature records began, a new UN report has revealed.
Early detection key focus in cancer war
To mark World Cancer Day, the Union for International Cancer Control has launched a three-year campaign to improve early detection.
Pope urged to go vegan
Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood has thrown her support behind a campaign to get Pope Francis to go vegan for Lent.
Life returns, 10 years after the fires
The regrowth of Kinglake National Park has helped with the healing of the community, ranger Tony Fitzgerald says.
65-hour week good for young docs
Young doctors should work up to 65 hours a week for their professional development despite the risks, says college
Magnetic north pole is moving
North isn’t quite where it used to be. The north magnetic pole has been drifting so fast that past estimates are no longer accurate.
Melting glaciers threaten millions
Himalayan glaciers will shrink by at least a third by the end of the century because of climate change, a study says.
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