Cart is empty The microbial ecosystems within our mouths may affect our cognitive function as we age, according to a study. Interventions such as prebiotics, including dietary nitrate, have the potential for delaying cognitive decline.
What’s the difference between Hass and Shepard avocados? It’s not just the color
Whether with crumbled feta or poached eggs, you’d be challenged to find a cafe in Australia or farther afield that doesn’t have avocado somewhere on the menu.
Online lifestyle trial shows improved cognition in older adults
A clinical trial has shown that an internet-delivered lifestyle intervention has resulted in significantly better cognition in older adults.
People with schizophrenia have altered ability to visually perceive contrast, researchers find
Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects around 1% of the world’s population. Researchers at the University of Barcelona have identified a deficit in contrast perception in people with schizophrenia.
Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia—but many people don’t know
Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have a decision-making capacity to choose to receive help to die.
Lab-grown T cells with altered metabolism offer lasting cancer defense
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have developed a new way to grow T cells in the lab that enables them to live longer and better destroy cancer cells in a mouse model of melanoma compared to those grown in traditional growth media.
Largest study ever done on cannabis and brain function finds impact on working memory
A study published in JAMA Network Open explores the effects of both recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function during cognitive tasks.
Novel lab-on-chip platform promises to expedite cancer diagnoses
Cancer accounted for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020—almost one in every six deaths globally—according to the World Health Organization. Because the detection of abnormal diseased cellular growth often occurs too late, timely cancer diagnosis remains one of humanity’s most pressing and elusive medical objectives.
Is it school reluctance or refusal? How to tell the difference and help your child
It’s back-to-school season around Australia. While many students will be excited to reunite with friends, or have some nerves about the first day, others may feel an overwhelming sense of dread about school.
Standardizing assessments reveals important information about gun and opioid access for veterans at risk of suicide
Standardizing an assessment process currently used by doctors during care discussions with veterans at risk for suicide in another context could shed more light on the risks related to firearms and opioids.