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Move more, think sharper: How physical activity boosts brain health in ageing - Staying active through moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with significantly better processing speed…

18 days ago unisa.edu.au brain neuroscience

Exercise of any kind boosts brainpower at any age

52 days ago unisa.edu.au health

Dating app swipe culture driving cosmetic surgery boom among young women

2 months ago unisa.edu.au psychology

Myth busted: Healthy habits take longer than 21 days to set in - In the first systematic review of its kind, researchers found new habits can begin forming within about two months (median of 59–66 days) but can take up to 335 days to establish.

3 months ago unisa.edu.au psychology

Billions of people to benefit from technology breakthrough that ensures freshwater for the world

5 months ago unisa.edu.au

Scientists have discovered a new incentive for getting eight hours of sleep every night: it helps the brain to store and learn a new language

5 months ago unisa.edu.au brain neuroscience

A study found eating overnight may increase night shift workers' risk of chronic health conditions: avoiding large meals during night shifts and eating mainly during the day could be a simple way to improve health outcomes

6 months ago unisa.edu.au health

Study suggests that podcasts could be an effective medium for health information and behaviour change interventions

5 months ago unisa.edu.au psychology

Australian researchers have identified a new, brain-based measure of chronic sleepiness that could be diagnosed in just two minutes, predicting whether someone is safe to drive, operate machinery…

7 months ago unisa.edu.au australia neuroscience

Research found for the first time that babies born to pregnant women with obesity are more likely to develop heart problems and diabetes as adults due to fetal damage caused by the high-fat…

8 months ago unisa.edu.au diabetes health

Research on more than 3.6 million mother-child pairs across 42 studies found obesity during pregnancy increased the risk of ADHD in children by 32 per cent, doubled the risk of developing autism in children and increased the risk of conduct disorders by 16 per cent.

7 months ago unisa.edu.au autism health

AI algorithm achieved 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analysing colour of human tongue, replicating 2000-year-old traditional Chinese medicine

9 months ago unisa.edu.au ai algorithm china medicine

Low magnesium levels increase disease risk, new study shows

9 months ago unisa.edu.au disease

High ceilings linked to poorer exam results for uni students, finds new study, which may explain why you perform worse than expected in university exams in a cavernous gymnasium or massive hall…

10 months ago unisa.edu.au psychology

Some people have trouble recognising faces, while others never forget

10 months ago unisa.edu.au psychology

Including almonds, peanuts, pistachios or walnuts (42–84g/d) in calorie-controlled weight loss diets does not hinder weight loss, and instead may have the opposite effect

11 months ago unisa.edu.au health

Scientists are getting closer to detecting bushfires in record time, thanks to cube satellites with onboard AI now able to detect fires from space 500 times faster than traditional on-ground processing of imagery.

11 months ago unisa.edu.au ai environment

Omega-6 fatty acids could cut risk of bipolar disorder

12 months ago unisa.edu.au neuroscience

School suspensions and exclusions put vulnerable children at risk

13 months ago unisa.edu.au health

Cardio-fitness cuts death and disease by nearly 20%

12 months ago unisa.edu.au disease health

Healthy sleep needs a healthy day: study found children and adults with higher levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity during the day had less troubled sleep, reduced tiredness…

14 months ago unisa.edu.au health

How love scrambles the brain: World’s first study investigating the link between the human brain’s behavioural activation system (BAS) and romantic love found oxytocin combined with dopamine are released during romantic love, activating pathways in the brain associated with positive feelings.

16 months ago unisa.edu.au brain neuroscience release

High engagement, high return. That’s the advice from education experts for teachers looking to improve student outcomes

18 months ago unisa.edu.au psychology

A 2000-year-old practice by Chinese herbalists – examining the human tongue for signs of disease – is now being used with machine learning and AI

19 months ago unisa.edu.au ai china disease

Short blood pressure (BP) fluctuations within 24 hours as well as over several days or weeks are linked with impaired cognition in older adults

19 months ago unisa.edu.au health

In the largest study of its kind, Australian researchers found that including almonds in an energy restricted diet not only helped people to lose weight, but also improved their cardiometabolic health

20 months ago unisa.edu.au australia health

Australian scientists may have found an effective treatment for acne, with a new antibacterial, Narasin, encased in nanoparticles 1000 times smaller than a strand of human hair, which proved successful against drug-resistant acne bacteria…

20 months ago unisa.edu.au australia medicine

Researchers are calling for exercise to be a mainstay approach for managing depression as a new study shows that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or the leading medications

2 years ago unisa.edu.au health

Almonds can help you cut calories: study with 140 participants found people who consumed a snack of 30/50 grams of almonds, as opposed to an energy-equivalent carbohydrate snack, lowered their energy intake by 300 kilojoules (most of which came from junk food) at the subsequent meal

2 years ago unisa.edu.au

Research shows a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation, providing an important biomarker to identify people at higher risk of or severity of chronic illnesses with an inflammatory component