Newcastle researchers are hoping their world first study into physical fitness will show people how to lose weight without spending money.
Category: Research
All forms of smoking are bad for the heart
All forms of smoking are bad for the heart, the European Society of Cardiology has warned.
Race influences warfarin dose
A new report demonstrates that clinical and genetic factors affecting dose requirements for warfarin vary by race. The study proposes race-specific equations to help clinicians better calculate warfarin dosage.
Insect mating behavior has lessons for drones
Male moths locate females by navigating along the latter’s pheromone (odor) plume. Two strategies are involved: males must find the outer envelope of the pheromone plume, and then head upwind. Can understanding such insect behavior be useful for robotics research? Yes, according to an entomologist, whose research using computer simulations shows that such insect behavior has implications for airborne robots (drones) that ply the sky searching for signature odors.
New technique harnesses everyday seismic waves to image Earth
Earth researchers have devised a technique that transforms the tiny tremors generated by the everyday hustle and bustle of city life into a tool for probing the subsurface of Earth.
Restricting firearms access for people who misuse alcohol may prevent violence
Restricting access to firearms for people who misuse alcohol could prevent firearm violence, but policies that more clearly define alcohol misuse should be developed to facilitate enforcement, according to a review of existing research and public policies.
Microscopic sonic screwdriver invented
Engineers have created tiny acoustic vortices and used them to grip and spin microscopic particles suspended in water.
Tasmanian Government urged to ensure medicinal cannabis available to patients
The Tasmanian Opposition calls on Government to ensure medicinal cannabis becomes available for patients.
Smokers and those exposed to passive smoke require more anesthetic and painkiller during operations
New research shows that both smokers and those exposed to passive smoke require more anesthetic and painkillers to reach the same level of anesthesia as non-smokers.
Phobias in children could be overcome with tuberculosis drug: research
Common phobias in children of spiders, dogs or flying could be overcome with the help of an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis, researchers say.
Eye-gazing technology empowering students at Darwin school
New computer software that allows a person’s eye to control a computer cursor is giving a voice to students in the NT who cannot communicate verbally.