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Study reveals how anaesthesia causes jet-lag 4/23/2012

Researchers from The University of Auckland have discovered why people feel as though they have jet-lag after surgery, and the findings may have implications for post-operative ...

Blood clot risk 'higher' in overweight women 4/23/2012

A major study by researchers from the Universities of Otago and Oxford has found that overweight and obese middle-aged women are at much higher risk of developing potentially fatal ...

Caffeine and exercise may ward off skin cancer 4/16/2012

The combined effects of exercise plus caffeine consumption may be able to ward off skin cancer and also prevent inflammation related to other obesity-linked cancers, according to a ...

Targeted therapies may help treat Ewing's Sarcoma Tumours 4/11/2012

A pair of targeted therapies shrank tumors in some patients with treatment-resistant Ewing's sarcoma or desmoplastic small-round-cell tumors, according to research led by investigators ...

Hip replacement patients at 'no more risk' of developing cancer 4/4/2012

Patients who have had metal-on-metal hip replacements are no more likely to develop cancer in the first seven years after surgery than the general population, although a longer-term ...

Early life emotional trauma could stunt intellectual development 4/2/2012

Early life emotional trauma may stunt intellectual development, indicates the first long term study of its kind, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. ...

The health risk of too much sitting down 3/27/2012

A study led by the University of Sydney has found that adults who sat 11 or more hours per day had a 40 percent increased risk of dying in the next three years compared with those ...

Think twice before knee surgery 3/26/2012

A La Trobe University study has shown that after knee reconstruction surgery, around 40 per cent of people do not return to their previous level of sports participation.

Heavy backpacks storing up back problems in school-kids 3/19/2012

Significant numbers of teens regularly carry rucksacks for school which top 10 to 15 per cent of their body weight and risk back pain and other related disorders, according to a ...

DNA sequencing to improve muscular dystrophy diagnosis 3/12/2012

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have used a revolutionary new DNA-reading technology for a research project that could lead to correct genetic diagnosis for muscle-wasting ...

Rheumatoid arthritis linked to irregular heart rhythm 3/12/2012

People with rheumatoid arthritis are at a greater risk of irregular heart rhythm (known as atrial fibrillation) and stroke compared with the general population, according to a study ...

Children’s brain injuries do not get worst over time: study 3/7/2012

Children's development after a brain injury does not get worse over time, a Murdoch Childrens Research Institute study has found.

Research gives clues to muscle wasting in elderly 2/27/2012

Permanent disconnection between nerves and muscles may be the reason behind progressive loss of muscle mass and function in elderly people, Perth-based researchers have found.

Exercise can reverse negative effects of maternal obesity 2/23/2012

Exercise is the key to overcoming the adverse metabolic effects passed on to offspring by their overweight mothers, with research showing for the first time these effects can be ...

Research to probe how disabled adults cope with change 2/9/2012

How adults with disabilities cope with a major change in their life will be investigated in a year-long research project led by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic.

Early exercise could fend off diabetes and heart disease: study 2/6/2012

New research suggests exercise early in life could fend off diabetes and heart disease, even for those predisposed to such diseases.

Exercise can improve health and wellbeing of cancer patients 2/2/2012

Exercise can improve the health of cancer patients who have completed their main cancer-related treatment according to a study published on bmj.com.

Indigestion medicines raise hip fracture risk in women 2/2/2012

$Indigestion medicines raise hip fracture risk in women$

Post-menopausal women are 35% more likely to suffer hip fracture if they take indigestion drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a figure which increases to 50% if they are ...

Testosterone levels in the womb linked to language problems 1/30/2012

New research from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that boys who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are twice as likely to experience ...

Hip size may be the key to link between obesity and premature death 1/24/2012

A research team led by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has for the first time demonstrated that the effect of obesity on the risk of premature death is seriously underestimated ...

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