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Dreams may no longer be secret with Japan computer screen

December 11, 2008 18:38:00

A Japanese research team says it has created a technology that could eventually display on a computer screen what people have on their minds, such as dreams.[MORE]

Tags: neuroscience, anatomy, japan

Temperate water helps heat stroke: study

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November 17, 2008 20:18:00

When it comes to cooling a heat stroke victim, forget the ice and immerse them in temperate water, new research suggests.[MORE]

Tags: health, science-and-technology, anatomy, australia

Study debunks hysterectomy weight gain myth

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November 13, 2008 19:10:00

Women who have hysterectomies do not put on weight, a new study has found.[MORE]

Tags: health, reproduction-and-contraception, science-and-technology, anatomy, australia, qld

Medical school short on dead bodies

October 27, 2008 10:05:00

The Gold Coast Medical School is running out of an essential resource.[MORE]

Tags: university-and-further-education, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-research, anatomy, southport-4215

Ancient frog unveiled

June 20, 2008 07:23:00

The WA Museum has publically unveiled a new species of frog that has existed undiscovered in the Kalbarri area for more than five million years.[MORE]

Tags: animals, anatomy, kalbarri-6536

'Pixie dust' brings scientists closer to growing limbs

May 1, 2008 19:35:00

American researchers claim they have developed a medical powder that allows severed fingers to grow and reform.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, scitech-breakthroughs, research, anatomy, united-states

ANU student develops medical scanner

March 14, 2008 05:37:00

An Australian National University student has won a coveted scholarship for inventing a high resolution medical scanner.[MORE]

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-research, anatomy, act

Walk reveals female sex signals: study

November 8, 2007 17:28:00

A woman who walks with a seductive sway of her hips is unlikely to be ovulating, a finding that sheds light on the complex sexual signals that women give to men, New Scientist reports.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, science-and-technology, anatomy, canada

Drinking may dampen short-term hearing: study

September 29, 2007 23:00:00

If you have a hard time hearing conversation at a bar, it may not be because of the noise, a study suggests.[MORE]

Tags: health, drug-use, science-and-technology, research, alcohol, anatomy, united-kingdom

Aussie team studies the sexual gene

August 20, 2007 13:02:00

Australian researchers have pinpointed a gene involved in sexual development and hope to increase their understanding of sexual disorders.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, research, genetics, anatomy, sa, adelaide-5000

Aborigines to seek return of more remains

May 10, 2007 10:05:00

A delegation of Tasmanian Aborigines believes the pressure is on other British institutions to hand back ancestral remains after a deal was struck with the London-based Natural History Museum.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, history, indigenous, health, medical-history, science-and-technology, anthropology-and-sociology, evolution, research, anatomy, research-organisations, australia, tas, united-kingdom, england, scotland

Scan reveals structure of inner ear

September 7, 2006 12:08:00

The most detailed 3D view of the internal structure of the inner ear has been revealed by scientists who used a new imaging technique.[MORE]

Tags: anatomy, sydney-2000

'Xtreme' medics seek Everest volunteers

August 16, 2006 08:11:00

A group of 'Xtreme' medics is seeking volunteers for a high-altitude experiment in the most extreme place: Mount Everest.[MORE]

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, research, anatomy, nepal, united-kingdom

Brain research may affect legal defences

July 5, 2006 13:47:00

The University of South Australia is about to begin research which it has claimed could have far-reaching consequences in the legal defence of young people.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, research, anatomy, adelaide-5000

Modern products may affect boys' hormones

November 23, 2005 17:00:00

Chemicals found in products ranging from plastics to cosmetics may subtly reduce testosterone production in newborn boys, a new study has found.[MORE]

Tags: mens-health, research, anatomy, denmark