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How to manage older workers 4/19/2010

Almost all organisations have a group of older workers who are moving towards retirement.

Lazy label hides kids' problems 4/15/2010

Children labelled as lazy by teachers and parents may have numerous learning difficulties that could underlie their apparent lack of motivation, a study by Queensland University of ...

Rural life bad for men's health 4/15/2010

Men living in rural Australia are more likely to experience chronic health conditions than their urban counterparts, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of ...

Meds reduce apnea crashes 4/15/2010

People with severe sleep apnea have excessive daytime sleepiness and triple the risk of car crashes.

Techniques to help you meet deadlines at work 4/13/2010

Meeting deadlines is an important attribute in an employee. If you have difficulty managing your workload, it would be good to employ some techniques to help you meet deadlines at ...

High earners less generous 4/13/2010

Australians like to pride themselves on giving money to those in need, but what motivates us to part with our hard-earned to help others?

Hormones could fight cancer 4/13/2010

Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have discovered that breast stem cells are exquisitely sensitive to the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, a finding that ...

Research push to tackle rising incidence of brain tumours 4/13/2010

Australia's first research group dedicated to tackling the rising incidence of brain tumours has been established at the University of New South Wales, following a $2.3 million ...

Diamonds emit blinking light 4/13/2010

A team of researchers, led by Macquarie University Associate Professor James Rabeau, have discovered that the properties of light emitted from tiny isolated nano-diamonds are completely ...

Post-pregnancy cancer riskier 4/8/2010

Women diagnosed with breast cancer in the 12 months after pregnancy are 48 per cent more likely to die than other young women with breast cancer, according to research led by The ...

Email invasion causes stress 4/6/2010

The much-touted "work/life balance" has been found to be riddled with paradox with new research showing work-related email invading workers' homes and leisure spaces, causing stress, ...

Brain estrogen shows promise as schizophrenia treatment 4/1/2010

An estrogenic drug that influences neurotransmitter and neuronal systems in the brain is showing promise as an effective therapy for women who suffer from schizophrenia.

Engineers design pill that signals it has been swallowed 4/1/2010

Call them tattletale pills. Seeking a way to confirm that patients have taken their medication, University of Florida engineering researchers have added a tiny microchip and digestible ...

CEOs step up to take direct action on women in top jobs 4/1/2010

Members of the Business Council of Australia will be at the forefront of boosting the numbers of female CEOs and CFOs in the ASX top 200 under an initiative launched at the BCA’s ...

Healthy eating plan developed 3/30/2010

The only eating disorder prevention program in the world to show long-term success when trialled on early teenagers has just been released by the Flinders University School of ...

Infertility increases a man's risk of prostate cancer 3/25/2010

Infertile men have an increased risk of developing high grade prostate cancer, which is more likely to grow and spread quickly.

Children with autistic traits remain undiagnosed 3/25/2010

There has been a major increase in the incidence of autism over the last twenty years.

Older non-smokers gain most from tobacco ban 3/23/2010

Older people who have never smoked benefit most from smoking bans, a study suggests.

Telling stories, saving lives 3/18/2010

The story begins with a young student who is curious about a mysterious and deadly virus. A scientist appears, and he and the student enter a space ship. Shrunken to a miniscule size ...

Can a piece of thread save a life? 3/18/2010

A discovery by Monash University scientists could see humble cotton thread emerge as a core material in low-cost 'lab-on-chip' devices capable of detecting diseases such as kidney ...

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