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 ...

European scientists say older adults with anaemia (a lack of healthy red blood cells or haemoglobin, impairing oxygen transport in blood) may be at a higher risk of developing dementia than those ...

Study reveals cocaine pollution changed how wild fish moved through their environment, with juvenile Atlantic salmon swimming farther and dispersing more widely. The international study, led by ...

Danish research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity found living with obesity across childhood is linked with lower future levels of education, employment and earnings. The ...

How easily an older adult can rise from a chair after prolonged sitting is not only a key indicator of overall quality of life but also a potential sign of broader health problems. These findings, ...

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 ...

Conducted in partnership with Australian and international academics, and published in Nature Mental Health today, the study is the first to achieve international consensus on what constitutes ...

The 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine - which protects people against diseases caused by nine different types of HPV - could be beneficial to men as well as women, say international ...