That Unchanneled Anger Isn’t Helping Your Longevity!
Has your anger ever caused pain to a loved one? Well, it turns out it may not be just them you’re hurting. You’re hurting yourself, too. Want to live longer? Put that anger to good use If your friends or family members are always telling you to calm down, it’s because you should. Getting angry […]
Fluoridated Water: The Facts, the Urban Myths and the Fiction!
There are few causes that can equal the controversy surrounding fluoridated water! For many years now, most of us have heard and read about how fluoridated water is bad for our health. There are claims that fluoridated water causes cancer. That it can be linked to Down Syndrome. Even that it causes tooth decay! And, of […]
My Sister Is a Drunk: The Gutwrenching Story of a Sister’s Burden
Sometimes we and others never realize just how destructive drinking habits can be. One can never pinpoint that transition from social drinking to alcohol dependency. On one side of the spectrum, there are people who simply don’t care if a family member drinks way too much. In some cultures and areas it almost ‘comes with […]
What Don’t You Know about Your Brain?
There can be no questioning that you and your brain are one. If the brain dies, you are nothing. Medical advances now give us liver, lung, kidney and even heart transplant options. Replacing your lungs with a donor’s does not effect the essence of who you are. But a brain transplant – if such a […]
Are You Wasting Time Finding Happiness?
Happiness, for me, is having a close-knit, loving family – in another city. I love my family but they sometimes drive me crazy. So here I am, in the big city, doing what I love the most in my career. I also have to deal with the usual struggles of living alone. Still, I would […]
10 Reasons for Eating More Honey!
Honey is probably the original sweetener. We know that it has been valued throughout recorded history. The ancient Egyptians venerated it as did the Greeks. And since primates will happily put up with a few stings to enjoy a treat of honey, it’s probable that early man did too! But is there more to honey […]
What Happens in the Brain When You No Longer Need the Information You’ve Learnt?
Amy Reichelt, UNSW Throughout our lives we have multitudes of experiences that shape how we then behave in the world. Some of these lessons are learnt rapidly, such as why we shouldn’t put our hand on a hot pan on the stove. Other, more autobiographical experiences can be stored and recalled explicitly as our […]
Comic Explainer: How Memory Works
Jee Hyun Kim, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health We recall thousands of events and procedures every day, but what is memory? In this comic explainer, The Florey Institute’s Dr Jee Hyun Kim explains how memory works, why we recall some things more easily than others and what we can do to improve our […]
Why Losing a Dog Can Be Harder Than Losing a Relative or Friend
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College Recently, my wife and I went through one of the more excruciating experiences of our lives – the euthanasia of our beloved dog, Murphy. I remember making eye contact with Murphy moments before she took her last breath – she flashed me a look that was an endearing blend of […]
Death by Overcooking – Of Vegetables and Vitamin C
There’s a resurgence of scurvy cases in Sydney. You read it right, and yes, the year is 2016. In this day and age, one wonders how anyone could get a historical disease like scurvy, let alone several cases of it – in Australia! Well, it’s true, and unlike at the time of its discovery 300 years […]