In today’s celebrity‑ and influencer‑driven culture, psychologists are increasingly interested in why people form strong emotional connections with famous figures, finding that celebrity admiration is ...

Nearly one third of Australian adults get less than the recommended seven hours of sleep, with young adults (18–34) the most sleep‑deprived and most affected by poor sleep. Key disruptors include late ...

Most Māori teens living in cities don’t feel strongly connected to their ancestral marae, finds a survey of 360 teens in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Rotorua. Distance and lack of time were key ...

English researchers say adults in England are experiencing heightened rates of several cancers, with bowel and ovarian cancers rising only for younger adults. The team say excess weight is likely a ...

Leafy vegetables could be used to extract toxic metals from contaminated soil for use in medical technologies and energy projects. Australian researchers have used powerful X-rays to confirm crops in ...

International scientists say incretin-based obesity drugs, which include semaglutide and tirzepatide, may be making patients lose more than just fat - they say these drugs may also cause patients to ...

Mosquito nets that contain PFAS may be more effective at controlling malaria than PFAS-free nets, including against insecticide-resistant mosquito strains, according to Australian and international ...

Drug trials generally involve comparing a treatment with a non-active, placebo version, an approach called 'blinding' because patients must be 'blind' as to which they've received for the trial to ...

The 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine - which protects people against diseases caused by nine different types of HPV - could be beneficial to men as well as women, say international ...

NZ researchers fitted native Hochstetter's frogs with a mini radio transmitter attached to a harness, to track their movements over several days. In each 12 hour period, these tiny frogs - weighing ...

European scientists say older adults with anaemia (a lack of healthy red blood cells or haemoglobin, impairing oxygen transport in blood) may be at a higher risk of developing dementia than those ...

Australian researchers have crunched the numbers to identify the most efficient household energy setup for people who have an electric car, solar panels and a battery. Using the EV as a mobile energy ...