News file for: University of Adelaide

Adults Also Can’t Resist Junk Food Advertising, Study

Adults Also Can’t Resist Junk Food Advertising, Study

The idea that adults are better equipped than children to resist junk food advertising has been debunked by a new study.

Babies Whose Mothers Eat Junk Food Are Born Addicted, Study

Babies Whose Mothers Eat Junk Food Are Born Addicted, Study

Research in rats suggests that mothers who eat junk food while pregnant give birth to babies who are addicted to a high fat, high sugar diet.

Most Australians Unaware That Women’s Fertility Declines In Early 30s

Most Australians Unaware That Women’s Fertility Declines In Early 30s

Most Australians underestimate when fertility in both men and women starts to decline, a national survey has found.

Emu Oil As An Alternative Treatment For Irritable Bowel Disease, Study

Emu Oil As An Alternative Treatment For Irritable Bowel Disease, Study

Emu oil may be useful for the treatment of common bowel diseases, according to a new study.

Scientists Find Gene For Hereditary Epilepsy

Scientists Find Gene For Hereditary Epilepsy

Researchers have tracked a hereditary gene responsible for a common form of epilepsy known as focal or partial epilepsy.

Can Yoga Help Overcome Stress? Australian Study To Find Out.

Can Yoga Help Overcome Stress? Australian Study To Find Out.

Researchers in Australia are conducting a study to better understand if, and how, yoga can be used as a therapy for stress.

Researchers Reject Doomsday-Like Scenario Of Ecological Change

Researchers Reject Doomsday-Like Scenario Of Ecological Change

A group of ecological scientists have rejected a doomsday-like scenario of sudden, irreversible change to the Earth’s ecology.

Study May Rewrite How Ovaries Are Formed

Study May Rewrite How Ovaries Are Formed

New research from the University of Adelaide may update the accepted view of how an ovary is formed.

Scientists Decode Genome Of Insecticide-Resistant, Cabbage-Eating Moth

Scientists Decode Genome Of Insecticide-Resistant, Cabbage-Eating Moth

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the diamondback moth, a pest that ravages important crops such as cabbage.

Dragonflies Smarter Than We Thought

Dragonflies Smarter Than We Thought

Researchers in Australia have found evidence that the dragonfly is capable of higher-level thought processes when hunting its prey.