A nutritious diet is vital to good health in both the mother and the developing baby during pregnancy. But a new study ...

New data has shown that an initiative to reduce preterm births in Australia has led to a significant decrease in rates of ...

Australian boomerangs come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The classic symmetrical boomerang is designed to return in a ...

By Stephen Beech Children's picture books enforce "outdated gender stereotypes" when it comes to coping with pain, according ...

Almost three quarters of adolescents in Australia experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most being chronic, according to a new study. And preventive strategies outside ...

Australia's tropical rainforests are among the first in the world to start emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, scientists said Thursday, linking the "very concerning" trend to climate ...

Individual athletes ran an average of 4,000 miles over a year to help define the human body's limit for energy expenditure ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the negative health consequences of e-cigarettes and the possibility that tobacco consumption is renormalized through public exposure to vaping. As ...