John Elder
Taller people at greater risk of dangerous heartbeat
The taller you are, the greater your risk of developing an irregular and often rapid heartbeat that can lead to stroke, heart...
Nothing to sneeze at: Keto diet slows flu symptoms in mice
There’s solid, century-old evidence that the ketogenic diet – high proteins and fats, minimal carbohydrates – can help control seizures in epileptic...
Good news for rural families: The odds are pretty good that your dad is really … your dad
If the man in your family photo album is a farmer, then there’s a meagre half a per cent chance your mum...
Simple cure for anxiety? Deep sleep appears to reset a jittery mind
A sleepless night amplifies anxiety levels by up to 30 per cent – in a study that appears to establish a causal link...
Want to live better? Think about your death five times a day
Seeking an antidote for all those motivational apps that leave you bloated with positive thoughts and affirmations? Who on earth has the...
The bad seeds: Urgent need for Westerners’ sperm to get a wriggle on
In 2017, Israeli researchers published a large and alarming study that found sperm counts in men in Western countries had dropped by more...
First direct evidence: Chlamydia found in testes of infertile men
Australian researchers have for the first time found chlamydia in the testicular tissue biopsies of infertile men whose infertility had no identified cause....
Indigenous babies dying at a higher rate than previously thought
Indigenous infants in Queensland appear to be dying suddenly and unexpectedly at a rate more than 3.5 times that of non-Indigenous infants,...
The revolutionary mammogram technique that may be just too revolutionary
Sydney researchers have conducted the first Australian population-based trial of a 3D mammography technique and found that it detects significantly more cancers than...
If a doctor believes in a fake drug, you will too: Study finds placebo effect is socially contagious
A sneaky study suggests that if doctors believe in the efficacy of a pain-killer, then their patients will be more likely to...