Podcast Episodes

Chair yoga: as good as the real thing?

Sore back from sitting all day? A new study suggest virtual yoga — much of which can be done from a chair — could help relieve low back pain.

AI-gener…

1 year, 5 months ago

Why Australia's called the 'allergy capital of the world'

Some describe Australia as the allergy capital of the world, noting high rates of food allergies — what can parents do to help kids early? 

Why the te…

1 year, 5 months ago

Can your noisy knees predict the future?

Our joints are capable of making a cacophony of sounds, even more so as we get older. Is it ever a cause for concern?

Research shows once more that va…

1 year, 5 months ago

Another Trump presidency could give kids more cavities

Donald Trump's re-election could spell big health policy changes for the United States, including the rolling back of a 20th century intervention.  

A…

1 year, 6 months ago

Inside the lab growing sheets of replacement skin

Spray-on skin already helps many burns patients, but what about those with deeper burns? Meet the team trialling a technique to grow sheets of replac…

1 year, 6 months ago

The parkrun phenomenon — and which runners keep coming back

What keeps some people running while others drop off? New data from parkrun groups shows why some keep coming back to jogging.

New draft limits on 'fo…

1 year, 6 months ago

Why are thousands of bags of blood being binned instead of donated?

The ancient practice of blood letting is still a vitally important treatment for some people. But for years that blood was being discarded.

The viruse…

1 year, 6 months ago

Not all screens are equal — some help kids with mental health conditions

There are plenty of app games on the market claiming to help kids with ADHD, depression or anxiety, a review examines if they do.

MicroRNA researchers…

1 year, 7 months ago

Got ADHD? There's a chance you have dyslexia too

There's long been an assumed link between ADHD and dyslexia, and now a study has looked at the genes of thousands of people to find the overlap. 

Rado…

1 year, 7 months ago

The key to living past a hundred? Lie about your age

There are areas known as 'Blue Zones' where people were thought to live very long lives. 

It was thought to have something to do with lifestyles in th…

1 year, 7 months ago