freelance science journalist and author
From Swinburne Magazine, September 2008:It has been more than three decades since the first wave of Vietnamese migrants arrived on Australia’s shores in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Since then they have become an established component of modern, multicultural Australia, but it was not always a smooth journey – either for the new arrivals … Continue reading Cultural collaboration to better meld communities
From Swinburne Magazine, September 2008:Underneath the normal disorder of everyday lives there is a steady, strong and immutable beat that never changes. It is the pulse to which every living thing on the planet sets its rhythm of life, and it has been there since the very creation of our planet – the rising and … Continue reading Good vibes need a body clock on song
From Australian Doctor, 4 September 2008:For some infertile couples, IVF can become a long and agonising process. Who decides when it is time to step off the conveyor belt and give up hope? GIVING up on IVF is a little like turning off life support, says Dr Christine Read. The comparison may seem callous, but … Continue reading End of the line
From Pathway magazine, Autumn 2008:Six months before the 1993 Nobel Prizes were due to be announced, Kary Mullis’ mentor, University of California Berkley biochemist Joe Neilands, suggested to him that “you’d make it easier for the [Nobel] committee to give it to you if you didn’t talk to the press so much”. Not that Mullis’ … Continue reading Chain reaction leads to Nobel Prize
From ABC Science online, 3 September 2008:Regular exercise in old age not only reduces the risk of physical problems such as heart disease and hip fractures, Australian researchers have found it may also slow down memory loss as we age.A study of physical activity in patients with early memory problems found 150 minutes of walking … Continue reading Exercise keeps dementia at bay
From The Australian, 30 August 2008:AT this stage of life, Jane and Michael d’Arbon should be looking forward to retirement, long holidays, seeing their four children set off to make their mark on the world, and watching the next stage of their life together take shape.Instead, they’re giving interviews on the devastating impact of Alzheimer’s … Continue reading Delaying dementia next best to a cure
From G Magazine, September 2008:There are plenty of ways to go green without going into the red. Bianca Nogrady shares simple ways to make your eco-ideals a reality – for a fraction of what you might expect. Read more in the magazine.
From Cancer Council Australia‘s Research Highlights (pdf, large file), 2008: THE liver has a remarkable capacity to regenerate. Even after serious trauma it can regrow thanks to cells called hepatocytes that rapidly grow and divide after injury and replace the lost tissue. However, when more chronic damage is done to the liver, for example by … Continue reading Cancer Council Australia Research Highlights
From Australian Doctor, 21 August 2008:“WANTED: Single, White Male for Medical Research.” When US bioethicist Rebecca Dresser wrote these words in 1992, she was not recruiting for a clinical trial. But she might well have been. Her landmark article drew attention to the deplorable reality that women were being excluded from clinical research across the … Continue reading Women’s troubles
From Australian Rural Doctor magazine, June 2008:Under any other circumstances, Wudinna District Council might well be accused of stalking. Since Dr Scott Lewis first set foot in the remote SA town more than a decade ago, he has been a marked man.They have waited in the shadows, following their target’s every move, carefully laying the … Continue reading A rare bird
Bianca Nogrady 