Edith Cowan University

A new study has furthered our knowledge of the relationship between gut health and Alzheimer's, by demonstrating what's described as a clear genetic link between the two while also pointing to the potential for new treatments.

Researchers can now assess a person’s risk of developing late-life dementia using data from a common type of bone density scan. The study revealed calcification within the abdominal aorta can double one’s risk of developing dementia over the age of 80.

Finding time to go the gym or even complete workouts at home can be a tricky task for busy folk, but a new study suggests even lifting a dumbbell once or twice a day can be worth your while, leading to significant improvements in strength.

​Also known as the "caveman diet," the increasingly-popular paleo diet is claimed to be good for weight loss, gut health, blood pressure control, and other factors. According to new research, however, it may also boost the risk of heart disease.

In a potential boon for the mining and textile production industries, scientists in Australia have come up with the new alloy capable of stripping impurities from contaminated water, and say it can do so with greater efficiency and at much lower cost than existing approaches.

New research is adding some clarity to the reasons behind the rising number of drone incidents, suggesting that more often than not, technical glitches rather than piloting errors are to blame.

Those monitoring the post-Fukushima situation have received some good news, with scientists reporting that after experiencing the largest ever release of radioactive material into the world's oceans, radiation levels across the Pacific are fast returning to normal. ​