John Elder
Virtual reality: Talking to yourself in disguise can solve life’s little problems
If you were to try and fix a momentary case of the blues or solve a personal problem, who would you be...
PM Scott Morrison calls for calm, then picks a fight
Prime Minister Scott Morrison stands accused of “hypocrisy” on matters of free speech and democracy – by defending free speech in Hong Kong,...
Just what we need: Invasion of the cockroach robots
It’s said that hardy-as-hell cockroaches will inherit the world when everything else dies. They’re certainly hard to kill when taking over your...
Back pain: New MRI technique promises to be a boon for back-pain sufferers
A new MRI scanning technique for analysing degenerated spinal discs opens up a promising pathway to better diagnoses of back pain. The...
Keeping shift workers alert on the job: New study finds how to predict a person’s body clock
Australian researchers have for the first time used a mathematical model to make predictions about a person’s body clock. This is a...
Astronomy breakthrough finds planet that could harbour life outside Earth
Astronomers believe they have found the first potentially habitable planet near to our solar system – and they predict that signs of...
Wrong diagnosis, over-treatment, medicating outside the guidelines: Your family chemist
One in three Australian pharmacists is not adhering to therapeutic guidelines when distributing over-the-counter drugs, an undercover probe has found. In an...
Taking aspirin every day? See your doctor, the rules have changed
Are you a healthy person taking aspirin every day to prevent heart attack or stroke? It’s a long-standing rule, right? Not anymore....
Testosterone revives older women’s sex drive: For men, not so much
Some good news and bad news regarding the hormone testosterone: a new Australian study finds that testosterone treatment could significantly improve sexual...
We know intermittent fasting burns calories – now we know why
Researchers, in a small but persuasive study, have discovered the mechanism that leads to weight loss in people who use meal-timing strategies...