Media release From: University of South Australia Trust your doctor, not a chatbot. That’s the stark lesson from a world-first study that demonstrates why we shouldn’t be taking health advice ...

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Over 6 billion people worldwide are living in places where they're exposed to at least one of six key policies aimed at protecting people from tobacco-related harm, according to a report from the ...

Media release From: Edith Cowan University Plutonium levels at Montebello Islands remain elevated 70 years after nuclear weapons tests Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU), supported by the ...

A new GLP-1 receptor agonist similar to semaglutide (Ozempic) is similarly safe and effective for weight loss, according to a study by the new drug's developer. 664 adults with a weight-related health ...

" This paper is a thorough review of Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Māui, the term applied to the whole of Aotearoa New Zealand including the extensive under water plateaus. "Zealandia’s history, recorded in ...

Modern moral panic over ram raids began with colonial-era racism and treating Māori childrearing practices as inferior, according to a new paper. Researchers say state and missionary education led ...

Media release From: JAMA New dads’ mental health linked to child development Supporting new dads’ mental health may play an important role in fostering their children’s healthy development, a new ...

Trees are budding earlier in spring and dropping their leaves later in autumn when they grow in big cities full of artificial light, according to international research. To investigate the impact of ...

The first study of its kind to outline how global warming is expected to affect breathing during sleep and impact the world’s health, wellbeing and economy. The findings highlight that without greater ...

About one in four people with cancer have depression, but international researchers have found just a single dose of the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms may have a long-lasting positive effect ...

Australian scientists have, for the first time, used GPS to track 18 young egrets as they leave nesting sites, and they found that they can travel vast distances, with one plumed egret flying from ...