Archive: 11/06/2015

Fighting obesity requires a war on poverty

In February 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama launched 'Let's Move', the most high-profile anti-obesity initiative in the United States to date.

Jun 11, 2015

Study compares active video gaming to unstructured outdoor play

The increasing use of video games is often blamed for children's lack of interest in physical activity, but a UT study recently published in the Games for Health Journal suggests that active video games may actually be a ...

Jun 11, 2015

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Why the fast and the furious need H2O

The demands of a big race can make some motorsports athletes go to water – and that's where The University of Queensland comes in.

Jun 11, 2015

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New study shows how the echo chamber effect amplifies misinformation about HPV vaccines online

New research into the spread of misinformation on social media shows that 24 per cent of the messages posted on Twitter about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines could be classified as anti-vaccine, and many Twitter users ...

Jun 11, 2015

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Are there real benefits to being bilingual?

There's an old joke that asks, "If someone who speaks many languages is multilingual, and someone who speaks two languages is bilingual, what do you call someone who speaks one language?"

Jun 11, 2015

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Three ethical ways to increase organ donation in Australia

Australia's organ donation levels are low by international standards. At least twenty countries achieve better donation rates than Australia's 16.1 donors per million population (DPMP), including Belgium (29.9 DPMP), the ...

Jun 11, 2015

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Nuts and peanuts may protect against major causes of death

A paper published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology confirms a link between peanut and nut intake and lower mortality rates, but finds no protective effect for peanut butter. Men and women who eat at least ...

Jun 11, 2015

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Women with lupus and APS at risk of reduced fertility and pregnancy complication

New recommendations by EULAR for women's health and pregnancy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) were presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual ...

Jun 11, 2015

Unique bacterial fingerprint identified in systemic sclerosis

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2015) Press Conference showed that people with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have a unique bacterial signature in their colon, ...

Jun 11, 2015

New iPad app helps children and young people with JIA communicate their pain experiences

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2015) demonstrated the value of a new interactive iPad app that helps young people with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ...

Jun 11, 2015

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Archive: 11/06/2015

Fighting obesity requires a war on poverty

Study compares active video gaming to unstructured outdoor play

Why the fast and the furious need H2O

New study shows how the echo chamber effect amplifies misinformation about HPV vaccines online

Are there real benefits to being bilingual?

Three ethical ways to increase organ donation in Australia

Nuts and peanuts may protect against major causes of death

Women with lupus and APS at risk of reduced fertility and pregnancy complication

Unique bacterial fingerprint identified in systemic sclerosis

New iPad app helps children and young people with JIA communicate their pain experiences

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