Diet Choices Cause 'Significant' Environmental Harm: PHAA
Does your diet cause environmental damage? It may, according to a new report from the Public Health Association of Australia.
Black Holes may Help Unlock Secrets to Origin of Galaxy
Do black holes hold the secret to the origin of galaxies? A new research says a new type of black hole can shed light on how galaxies are formed.
Gene Therapy Causes Shape Change of Cells
Researchers from The University of Western Australia made an important discovery about the benfits of Gene Therapy. According to the researchers, gene therapy could also cause the changes in shape of brain cells. Previous research results have revealed that gene therapy could help injured brain cells to live longer and regenerate. Through this new discovery, there is a possibility that developing strategies to help develop injured brain cells would be easier to obtain.
Treatment and Prevention of HIV Through Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
AIDS has long been a worldwide problem as many people have been affected, directly or indirectly by this disease. Statistics show that by the latter part of 2009, there were an estimated 3.3 million people who were already affected by HIV/AIDS. There were already 24 million who died because of AIDS and there were 2.6 million people that were newly-affected by this disease.
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Australian Solar Industry Research Develops Most Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells
Australians are indeed at the fore of the search for alternative energy source, with the development of the world’s “most efficient broadband nanoplasmonic solar cells” by teams of researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech Power Holdings.
MediKord: Simple Device Allows Aussies to Store Personal Medical History for Emergency
A program stored on a specially designed USB flash drive (memory stick) is now available to allow users to easily record their personal medical history, current medication, allergies and other details deemed necessary or helpful to medical professionals, paramedics and police, in the event of an emergency.
More Australians Resorting to Insulin to Manage Diabetes
New figures show that more Australians are using insulin to manage diabetes.
Researchers Create Cerebral Cortex Cells, May Lead the Way to Alzheimer’s Cure
Researchers from Cambridge University successfully created brain tissue from a sliver of human skin. The breakthrough could lead to a cure for a wide range of neurological conditions like Alzheimer's, stroke and autism.
Aspirin Linked to Cancer, Could Prevent Cancer Cell Growth
Researchers from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute in Melbourne say they believe that common drugs like aspirin can help arrest the spread of cancer tumors in the body.
Art of Seduction Tips
TEGAN DOLSTRA has more to offer than the romance and drama dished out in gossip magazines. It has tips on how to pick an ideal wingman, what girls are truly after, and fiddler crabs based on a recent discovery.
Study Aims to Minimize Impact of Altered Hydrology, Climate Change in Fortescue Marsh
Reseachers from the University of Western Australia are studying the potential impact of climate change and altered hydrology on a major Pilbara wetland.
Saltwater Crocodile Breeders to Benefit from Genome Sequence Completion
The completion of the genome sequence of the saltwater crocodile offers a more accurate selection of “breeders” which could take place as soon as the eggs hatch.
Search for Habitable Alien Planets Hampered by Gravity
The search for habitable alien planets will be harder because tidal forces could remove water from planets to leave them dry worlds.
Bionic Eye to Begin Human Trials in 2013
As early as 2013, clinically-blind people in Australia could find a new hope to see again as researchers from Monash University rolls out the human trials for a bionic eye implant.
Breakthrough in Nanotechnology Promises New Power Source
An acceleration of a certain chemical reaction along a nanotube turns out could generate power.
Supermarket Battles Move to Fresh Fish Label
Another fresh war is brewing between Australia's supermarket giants. From fresh produce, Coles and Woolworths are now battling for the title of being the number one supporter of sustainable fish species.
DARPA Unleashes the Robo-Dog
Let slip the robo dogs of war. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA showcased a robotic mule that is capable of carrying 100 pounds of gear in its first outdoor test.
Meet the Robot that Consumes Food and Expels it Too
If you're concerned about how fast robotic technology is developing then this should set alarm bells off. Robots can now eat biofuel, drink dirty water and excrete the waste.
Got $150 Million? Book a Space Tour and Circle The Moon
Space tours will soon be a reality with the announcement of the Virginia-based Space Adventure of their plants to offer trips around the moon to space tourists five years from now.
Russia Plans Two Huge Projects: $12B Glonass Satellite Navigation System and $1.5B Laser Research Facility
Russia plans to spend almost $12 billion on its Glonass satellite navigation system in 2012-2020, and to build the world's most powerful laser research station at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion.
More Aussies Against 'Toxic' Cleaning Products
More and more Aussies are avoiding toxic products when they shop for cleaning products.
Two out of three Aussies approve of doctors in pharma's payroll
Is it okay with you that your doctor is on the payroll of a pharmaceutical company?
Heart Disease Risks Linked to Genes in Men: study
Some men are genetically predisposed to be 50 per cent more likely to get heart disease.
Study Finds Social Media and Email More Addicting, Unusual Addictions Listed
More than cigarettes and alcohol, social media and email is more addicting, according to the findings of a new study.
World’s First Biological Computer Decrypts Images Stored in DNA
An international team of scientists have created the world's first biological computer that is made from biological molecules and can decode images stored and encrypted within DNA.
‘Epigenetics’ May Help Obese Persons; Other Uses Include Treatment of Aging, Inherited Diseases and Cancer
A new study at Sydney’s Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute showed that traits can be changed through “epigenetic” changes, which could have implications for a number of trends and changes in our population, such as the obesity epidemic.
New Supercontinent Amasia will Form at the North Pole
A few hundred million years from now the Earth will have a vastly different geography. A new prediction for the future sees the Americas and Asia fusing together at the north to form one supercontinent called Amasia.
Strange Life Forms Found in “Blue Holes” in Bahamas; Unexpected Places to Find Life Forms Known
Researchers have found new forms of life that are totally unkown in underwater caves in the Bahamas called “blue holes.” These caves can provide clues on how life evolved not only on Earth but possibly on alien worlds, researchers said.
Soldiers of the Future Could Use Mind Controlled Weapons
The field of neuroscience has made huge breakthroughs in recent years and soon it could provide new weapons that could attack enemy forces by disabling parts of their minds, according to a report from the UK.
NASA Pursues Next Phase of Space Taxi Program; Selected Firms to Get $300 Million to $500 Million
NASA’s spaceship development program enters its third phase by offering funding for two U.S. firms to design and build space transport systems for ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
Beijing Soon to Use LNG-Powered Public Transport
By end February, residents and travellers plying the routes of China's municipality of Beijing will slowly get to experience inhaling cleaner air as the municipality government undertakes to introduce the first batch of liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered public buses.
Easy-to-Pronounce Names Wins Friends and Favour: study
A new study found that having a simple, easy-to-pronounce name is more likely to win you friends and favour in the workplace.
'Stop treating animals as commodities,' says human-animal relations specialist
How do you think of a world without animals? In the 1982 film “Bladerunner” directed by Ridley Scott, most of the animals in the world had become extinct and people had taken to artificial animals, to substitute for the real thing. That world appears near to realization, thanks to the "ambivalent" relations of humans and animals
Climate Change could Leave Snails, Other 'Mobile Organisms' Extinct
Spongebob’s pet snail Gary and his kind are apparently unaccounted for in current climate change models. Already, they are extinct from the minds of scientists working on the effects of climate change, and that got to stop.
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