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How genes predict the effect of exercise on weight loss

Weight loss is a complicated process. There are so many factors involved including your diet, how much sleep you get each night and the kind of exercise you do. However, new research suggests the genetic component is as important as the specific exercise regime…

Expert/s: Dr Henry Chung, Dr Chris McManus, Sally Waterworth

Lifestyle

Professor Sarah Allinson

Clinical Articles

Gen X and millennials at greater risk of 17 types of cancer compared to previous generations – here’s what you need to know

Expert/s: Professor Sarah Allinson

Lifestyle, Neurology

Felicity Spencer

Clinical Articles

HIIT workouts linked with better brain health, research finds – even five years later

It’s long been known that exercise is not only good for the body, it’s also good for the brain. Numerous studies have shown that regular exercise helps protect and preserve brain function throughout life.

Expert/s: Felicity Spencer, Richard Elsworthy

Lifestyle

Clinical Articles

Exercise mini sessions make activity more palatable

‘Exercise snacks’ could help patients achieve health benefits in just a few minutes per day...

Expert/s: Sophia Auld

Lifestyle, Public health

Clinical Articles

Walking can prevent low back pain, a new study shows

The recurrent nature of low back pain is a major contributor to the enormous burden low back pain places on individuals and the health-care system. Here's how walking can prevent the burden...

Expert/s: Dr Tash Pocovi, A/Prof Petra Graham, Prof Mark Hancock, Prof Simon French, Prof Christine Lin

Lifestyle, Mental health

Prof Lawson R. Wulsin

Clinical Articles

How much stress is too much? A psychiatrist explains the links between toxic stress and poor health − and how to get help

COVID-19 taught most people that the line between tolerable and toxic stress – defined as persistent demands that lead to disease – varies widely...

Expert/s: Prof Lawson R. Wulsin

Career, Lifestyle

Lynnette Hoffman

Clinical Articles

General practice as a lifestyle career? GPs weigh in…

Whether you peruse pitches from peak bodies or talk to medical grads pondering their next step, you’ll notice a predominant theme: lifestyle

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Drugs and devices, Lifestyle

A/Prof Martin Whyte

Clinical Articles

Wegovy: why half the people taking the weight loss drug stop within a year – and what happens when they do

Expert/s: A/Prof Martin Whyte, A/Prof Adam Collins

Lifestyle

Lynnette Hoffman

Clinical Articles

Most GPs oppose legalising cannabis

More than 70% of over 1000 GP respondents said they don’t agree with legalising the drug for personal use recreationally—in line with the stance taken by the Australian Medical Association in its submission opposing the Greens’ Legalising Cannabis Bill earlier this month.

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Lifestyle

Dr Josephine Braid

Podcasts

Winning the battle of priorities: Exiting the burnout cycle

Burnout is common. The 5 features that are commonly seen in people with burnout include exhaustion, reduced productivity, cynicism, cognitive dysfunction, and insularity

Expert/s: Dr Josephine Braid

Lifestyle

Prof Robin Daly

Clinical Articles

Am I too old to build muscle? What science says about sarcopenia and building strength later in life

Sarcopenia is the progressive and accelerated loss of muscle mass and strength as we age.

Expert/s: Prof Robin Daly, A/Prof David Scott

Lifestyle

A/Prof Aaron Scott

Clinical Articles

Is lung inflammation worse in e-cigarette users than smokers, as a new study suggests?

A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung inflammation than those who smoked tobacco

Expert/s: A/Prof Aaron Scott, Shaun Thein

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