Clinical trial could prove gut health treatment doubles as insomnia cure

Clinical trial could prove gut health treatment doubles as insomnia cure

Researchers at Brisbane’s Prince Charles Hospital are recruiting for a clinical trial which hopes to show how treating gut health can help cure insomnia.

  • byStuart Layt

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Is eating the same thing every day bad for us?

Is eating the same thing every day bad for us?

Victoria Beckham does it. The Queen does it. Eating the same thing every day saves time and relieves mental load,but what about our physical health?

  • bySarah Berry
Gut feeling:Research flips relationship between gut health and autism

Gut feeling:Research flips relationship between gut health and autism

New research has flipped the common conception that the gut microbiome influences autism symptoms,instead showing the opposite relationship between the two.

  • byStuart Layt
How the right foods may lead to a healthier gut,and better health

How the right foods may lead to a healthier gut,and better health

Nutrition scientist Dr Sarah Berry says research shows for the first time the link between the quality of the food we’re eating,the quality of our microbiomes and ultimately our health outcomes.

  • byAnahad O’Connor
Medical watchdog shuts down Bondi Junction health clinic after two admitted to hospital

Medical watchdog shuts down Bondi Junction health clinic after two admitted to hospital

A health clinic in Sydney's east has been shut down by the medical watchdog after two patients were admitted to hospital following alleged botched intravenous therapy infusions.

  • bySarah Keoghan
Gut feeling leads biologists to catalogue the bugs in our bellies

Gut feeling leads biologists to catalogue the bugs in our bellies

Researchers list the genomes of over 5000 types of microbe that live in the human gut,about 70 per cent of which have never been studied before.

  • byStuart Layt
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A sea is not always a sea,you see
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A sea is not always a sea,you see

Important cow and car questions are answered.

Feeling grumpy? Blame it on your liver
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Feeling grumpy? Blame it on your liver

No surprise that the flat Earth is a bit narrower than the real one.

What processed foods actually do to your brain

What processed foods actually do to your brain

Research shows there are things we can do ourselves to boost brain health. Building muscle with exercise is one and a healthier diet is another.

  • byPaula Goodyer
Keeping dirt at bay is destroying our gut instinct for survival

Keeping dirt at bay is destroying our gut instinct for survival

A microbiologist offers tips on how to foster the microorganisms your body needs - rather than making life tougher for them with too much'cleanliness'.

  • byMaria Gloria Dominguez-Bello
Can kombucha really pull off miracles for your health?

Can kombucha really pull off miracles for your health?

The drinks are promoted as improving digestion and diabetes,strengthening the immune system,reducing blood pressure and being detoxifying. But are they?

  • byDawn MacKeen