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Social support vital to improve lifestyle and eating choices

A study into the behavioural habits of people undertaking a well-known weight management program has found social support plays a […]

Put your foot down on diabetes

The simple act of walking down stairs could help prevent diabetes, according to new research from Edith Cowan University. The […]

Open wide: national study of oral health begins

The oral health of the nation will go under scrutiny in a new University of Adelaide study – the first […]

Better care for diabetes patients

Diabetes is the epidemic of the 21st century and the biggest challenge confronting Australia’s health system with around 1.7 million […]

Future doctors unprepared to deliver physical activity advice

Physical activity (PA) training for medical students in Australia is not keeping pace with the growing obesity and type 2 […]

Sitting not linked to incident diabetes

Sitting may not be as deadly as previously thought, with new research led by the University of Sydney ruling out […]

Symptoms of mitochondrial disease commonly misdiagnosed

At least 30 Australian children (1 in 200) born every week are at risk of developing some form of mitochondrial […]

Link between schizophrenia and sleep apnoea

New University of Adelaide research at the Lyell McEwin Hospital has shown that people with schizophrenia are 3.4 times more […]

Detecting diabetes’ deadly ketones

Electrical and information engineers created the device that measures ketones – chemicals produced in our liver when other forms of […]

True impact of global diabetes epidemic vastly underestimated

A landmark paper led by Monash University with partners in the UK and US suggests there may be more than […]