How can we support brain health as we age? A structured, high-intensity lifestyle intervention for older adults may have greater brain benefits than self-guided, lower intensity intervent ...

A single bout of either resistance or high intensity interval training could help in the cancer battle, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found. Just once sesson can increase the ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has unveiled how Australian secondary schools make decisions about organising students into classes based on their perceived academic ability. Lead ...

A new study on savannah-living chimpanzees could help answer some of our oldest questions about the origins of walking on two legs. Some theories suggest that the spread of savannahs pushed hominins - ...

In a world-first trial, simple technology that harnesses ultraviolet light to ‘zap’ airborne viruses significantly lowered the number of respiratory infections in aged care facilities, paving the way ...

Urban agriculture should be treated as a serious farming method to help meet the global ambitions of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, according to Flinders University ...

Researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) have developed a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that could support medical professionals in detecting and accurately diagnosing the stage ...

A clinical study to see if there is scientific evidence that a medicinal cannabis topical salve treatment can help people with rheumatoid arthritis is underway at the National Institute of ...

The Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt is currently in South Australia visiting the sites impacted by SA's algal bloom. The bloom has been impacting the SA coast since March and there are now ...

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International researchers have developed a wristband device that can detect your fine hand movements and use them to control a computer, an alternative to the mouse and keyboard we're familiar with, ...

Genome engineering can be used to help conserve endangered species, according to a group of researchers, including some from Colossal Biosciences – the startup behind controversial "de-extinction" ...