Who doesn’t love the thrill of a secret? From a social perspective, a secret is simply information that’s not common knowledge. It may have an air of mystery or gossip-inducing connotations, usually negative. However, from a scientific perspective, a secret is hard to define. As you process the information, a ...
Read More »Osteopenia: the disease affecting 6.3 million Australians
What is osteopenia? Osteopenia is a condition in which your bone mineral density is lower than normal, resulting in a weaker skeletal system. It’s one step shy ofosteoporosis, which can cause debilitating bone fractures, particularly later in life, and experts say it should be treated as an early warning sign. ...
Read More »Chronic disease in Australia: One in five Aussies affected
This might not be the news you’d like to wake up to, but with new research out today stating about half of all Australians have a chronic disease, it’s definitely got us sitting up a little straighter. So what does it all mean? The diseases affecting us Aussies the most ...
Read More »Can’t sleep? Why insomnia is more likely to affect women
If there was a cure for a bad night’s sleep (no prescriptive sedatives, thanks!) we’re sure this would be the most popular product/treatment going around. Why? Because many of us just can’t.get.no.sleep. We’re putting it down to things like longer work hours, the influence of the digital world and increasing ...
Read More »Can deodorant and antiperspirant affect your health?
And it doesn’t stop there as researchers believe this disruption of your natural microbiome can have some serious consequences for youroverall health. Professor Julie Horvath from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences told Time that to examine what was living on her skin, she and her colleagues swabbed their ...
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