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2 weeks, 5 days ago A test of touch
Clinicians will soon have a new tool for quickly, reliably and accurately assessing the sensory ability of people who have suffered a stroke or other central or peripheral nervous system ...
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 6 p.m. Wednesday 12th November 2008
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2 weeks, 6 days ago The sun rises slowly for Australian solar
When scientists from the University of New South Wales’ solar photovoltaic group fabricated their first solar cell in 1975, Australia was a world leader in the solar energy industry. More ...
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 6 p.m. Tuesday 11th November 2008
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3 weeks, 1 day ago Mapping marijuana's DNA
Creating a national genetic database for cannabis is not only a first for Australian policing, but also for science.
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 6 p.m. Sunday 9th November 2008
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1 month ago Aged care? Ask the elderly
If we really want to care for the elderly perhaps we should ask them what they want, writes Janine Sim-Jones.
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 7 p.m. Tuesday 28th October 2008
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1 month, 1 week ago Quest for Alzheimer’s early warning
Early detection of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is the focus of a world-leading Australian consortium of researchers. Rebecca Scott reports.
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 7 p.m. Wednesday 22nd October 2008
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1 month, 1 week ago Can you afford to grow old?
Australians are living longer, the cost of living is increasing and pressure is mounting for government to give improved support to an ageing population. David Scott reports.
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 7:07 p.m. Sunday 19th October 2008
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1 month, 2 weeks ago Kicking the binge-drinking culture
Footballers may be icons to multitudes of fans, but they are increasingly also seen as pin-up boys for men behaving badly – and binge drinking is a key factor. Genevieve ...
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 7 p.m. Wednesday 15th October 2008
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1 month, 3 weeks ago WA’s biodiversity facing a grey future
Researchers believe the current practice of planting only one species of tree to absorb carbon dioxide is threatening WA's biodiversity, reports Aaron Fernandes.
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 5:47 p.m. Thursday 9th October 2008
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2 months ago Mobile phone health an elusive call
Bianca Nogrady examines the latest research into mobile phone safety, and discovers the challenges involved in testing for a health effect when you're not exactly sure what you're looking for.
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 7:22 p.m. Wednesday 1st October 2008
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2 months ago Farmers bid for funding to protect Murray catchment biodiversity
Through NestEgg, a collaboration between the NSW Murray Catchment Management Authority, landholders and CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems Division, farmers are being paid to create the right conditions for birds to breed ...
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 8:41 p.m. Monday 29th September 2008
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2 months, 1 week ago Cognitive therapy just a click away
Mental health patients will soon be able to access therapy from the privacy of their own homes, using internet-based services shown to be just as effective as face-to-face counselling. Karin ...
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 7 p.m. Thursday 25th September 2008
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2 months, 1 week ago Rebuilding Vietnam’s war-torn forests
Vietnam was once a land of dense forest. But nearly two-thirds of its tree cover was destroyed by war, overharvesting and clearing for agriculture. Today, trees are on the way ...
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 7 p.m. Sunday 21st September 2008
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2 months, 2 weeks ago Robots Rule!
Humans have long dreamed of a mechanical counterpart doing those jobs we don't want to do - washing up, making the bed and doing ones home work - but the ...
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 7 p.m. Tuesday 16th September 2008
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2 months, 3 weeks ago Age brings new romance with byte
The idea that older people are technophobic and asexual is being exposed as myth, with research finding that they have a healthy appetite for the Internet … and intimacy. Melissa ...
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 7 p.m. Monday 8th September 2008
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Reading climate signatures in the Southern Ocean
The polar regions are sensitive barometers of environmental change – what we see at both the poles foreshadows what we can expect elsewhere on the globe in a changing climate, ...
ScienceAlert - Latest Features - 2:42 a.m. Monday 8th September 2008
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