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 Health & Mind Why failed HIV vaccine increased infectionThursday, 19 November 2009
In 2007 a major HIV vaccine trial ground to a halt when the results showed that it actually increased rates of infection. Now researchers have discovered why.  Tiny mutation led to human speechThursday, 12 November 2009
Two minute changes in a gene that is otherwise identical in humans and chimps could explain why we have the power of speech while other primates do not.  Fibre boosts immune system, study findsFriday, 30 October 2009
An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a fibre-filled diet could also hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay, according to Australian research released Thursday.  Profile: Michael CowleyWednesday, 28 October 2009
Why does our brain not regulate or suppress obesity and hypertension? - and what's the link with diabetes? These are some of the questions that earned Michael Cowley the 2009 Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year.  A few coffees a day keeps liver disease at bayFriday, 23 October 2009
The U.S. National Cancer Institute has found another good reason to go to the local espresso bar: several cups of coffee a day could prevent liver disease.  How juggling rewires your brainMonday, 12 October 2009
Neuroscientists have discovered that learning to juggle causes changes in white matter - nerve strands which help different parts of the brain communicate.  Australian wins Nobel for work on ageingMonday, 5 October 2009
Australian researcher Elizabeth Blackburn and U.S. colleagues Carol Greider and Jack Szostak have won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for identifying a key molecular switch in cellular ageing.  Today's babies could live to 22nd centuryFriday, 2 October 2009
More than half of the babies born today in rich countries will live to 100 years if current trends of life expectancy continue, says a study in the medical journal The Lancet.  'Smart drugs' set to cause troubleThursday, 1 October 2009
Students who use performance-enhancing drugs to stay alert and learn faster could pose a major dilemma for universities, and they may even face future urine tests, warns an Australian expert.  Popular kids grow into healthier adultsTuesday, 29 September 2009
Children who are the most popular and powerful at school also enjoy better health in adult life compared to counterparts at the bottom end of the pecking order, say Swedish scientists.  AIDS vaccine cuts infection rateFriday, 25 September 2009
An experimental AIDS vaccine has for the first time cut the risk of infection in humans, but it may still fall short of requirements for an effective preventative.  Social connectedness is vital for healthMonday, 21 September 2009
Forget expensive drugs, social connectedness is the new health and well-being blockbuster to ward off illness, according to a group of studies.  You really can die of a broken heartMonday, 21 September 2009
People mourning the loss of a loved one are six times more likely to suffer cardiac arrest, potential proof that you can die of a broken heart, say Australian researchers.  We trust people more if they resemble usThursday, 17 September 2009
A new study has found that subconsciously we are more likely to trust people with similar facial features to our own, but less likely to be physically attracted to them.  Superstitions stay with us from childhoodWednesday, 16 September 2009
Superstitious beliefs we hold as adults may be a by-product of the processes we use to make sense of the world around us as children. 
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