In today’s celebrity‑ and influencer‑driven culture, psychologists are increasingly interested in why people form strong emotional connections with famous figures, finding that celebrity admiration is ...

Nearly one third of Australian adults get less than the recommended seven hours of sleep, with young adults (18–34) the most sleep‑deprived and most affected by poor sleep. Key disruptors include late ...

English researchers say adults in England are experiencing heightened rates of several cancers, with bowel and ovarian cancers rising only for younger adults. The team say excess weight is likely a ...

Most Māori teens living in cities don’t feel strongly connected to their ancestral marae, finds a survey of 360 teens in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Rotorua. Distance and lack of time were key ...

International scientists say incretin-based obesity drugs, which include semaglutide and tirzepatide, may be making patients lose more than just fat - they say these drugs may also cause patients to ...

Drug trials generally involve comparing a treatment with a non-active, placebo version, an approach called 'blinding' because patients must be 'blind' as to which they've received for the trial to ...

Leafy vegetables could be used to extract toxic metals from contaminated soil for use in medical technologies and energy projects. Australian researchers have used powerful X-rays to confirm crops in ...

Mosquito nets that contain PFAS may be more effective at controlling malaria than PFAS-free nets, including against insecticide-resistant mosquito strains, according to Australian and international ...

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A 500-million-year-old fossil found in the USA is a very early relative of spiders and other critters that feed with tiny claws such as scorpions and mites, according to international researchers. The ...

*****NEWS BRIEFING: Mon 30 March 10:00 AEDT ONLINE***** A comprehensive review led by cancer researchers at UNSW has found that vaping is likely to cause lung and oral cancer, even before long-term ...

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