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Medicine to prevent bone loss may help lower risk of ovarian cancer
A study of tens of thousands of women suggests a common bone density drug could lower the risk of ovarian cancer.
- by Stuart Layt
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Australian researchers find parallels between Alzheimer’s and long-COVID ‘brain fog’
Brain fog has emerged as one of the most debilitating symptoms of long COVID, affecting thousands of patients globally. Now, a group of scientists believe they are closer to unlocking the mystery.
- by Melissa Cunningham
‘No large negative effects from drinking coffee while pregnant’: research
A major genetic analysis of thousands of women has found caffeine does not raise the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth in any dose.
- by Stuart Layt
‘We had a sixth person in our house’: Skeletons in the closet haunt doctors
Human bones are stored in boxes in thousands of people’s homes, with no sign of whom they belonged to or when and where they were seized.
- by Timna Jacks
Your dog thinks like a toddler, new research confirms
The research looked at how dogs self-regulated their behaviour, showing they are just above the level of a preschooler when it comes to regulating their own behaviour.
- by Stuart Layt
The ‘superworms’ that might save us from plastic pollution
Scientists have discovered “superworms” can eat plastic, but the worms themselves are not the thing the scientists find the most interesting.
- by Stuart Layt
‘Swiss Army knife’ shows ancient humans were talking to one another
The shape of stone tools across southern Africa shows ancient humans were communicating over long distances before they left to explore the rest of the world.
- by Stuart Layt
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Coronavirus pandemic
We’re now in the ‘age of pandemics’. Can we stop the next one?
What needs to happen to avert another virus-borne global tragedy? We ask the scientist who helped discover Ebola, a Nobel laureate, and the man who first published COVID-19’s genetic code.
- by Sherryn Groch
New research confirms some melanomas may be harmless - but which ones?
The research backs up previous findings that cancer screening programs are saving lives, but are also causing some people to receive invasive treatments they do not need.
- by Stuart Layt
Medicinal cannabis product CBD does not affect driving ability, research finds
New research confirms medicinal cannabis product CBD does not impair people’s ability to drive even at high doses.
- by Stuart Layt
Changing your mind is good for you, just don’t expect your brain to agree
The science behind how and why we change our minds shows it’s usually beneficial, yet we’re hardwired to think it’s bad.
- by Stuart Layt