Improving your sleep quality is as beneficial to health and happiness as winning the lottery, according to research by the University of Warwick... Read the article
Eating carbohydrates during intense exercise helps to minimise exercise-induced immune disturbances and can aid the body’s recovery, QUT research has found... Read this article
A study into Australia’s booming ‘active wear’ market indicates that the very act of wearing colourful leggings and Lycra tops can help encourage physical activity... Read this article
Hypertension (high blood pressure), osteoarthritis, hyperlipidaemia (high cholesterol), depression, anxiety, and asthma are the six most common chronic health conditions affecting Australians, new research reveals... Read this article
A new national sleep study reveals Australia is in the grip of a sleep deprivation epidemic that is dragging down the nation’s productivity, risking safety and damaging mental health.... Read this article
The Migraine World Summit brings together over 30 top experts and advocates to provide answers and treatment advice on migraine to anyone around the world with an Internet connection... Read this article
Researchers are calling on health insurers and government to support new remotely delivered treatment models – including Skype consultations – for people suffering chronic knee pain... Read this article
The first nationwide survey on the experiences and opinions of medicinal cannabis use in people with epilepsy has revealed that 14% of people with epilepsy have used cannabis products as a way to manage seizures... Read this article
Daily life for blind and vision-impaired people will be dramatically improved following the development of a prototype of an electronic device to help them avoid non-protruding obstacles... Read this article
The misperception that herbal medicines are ‘safe’ because they are derived from natural materials and have been in use for thousands of years could see people unknowingly... Read this article
