Cyclist hits record and he's 105
He appears to be getting even fitter as he ages, according to a revelatory new study of his physiology.
Camping: best cure for an insomniac
A stint spent in the countryside could shift body clocks forward by 2½ hours.
Hear music properly at last with Audeara
It's a shocking thing, suddenly hearing the world the way nature intended and the way, I suppose, I used to hear it.
Gene editing: make profit, attack cancer
New gene editing tools to create genetically defined human cell lines have come to the fore, some open-access, others privately owned.
Fitness has become a religion
You can address yourself to the engine of the body, and drive it and drive it until you are sanctified.
Injury of the worst kind
It's one of the most dreaded war wounds suffered by US Marines so why are so many still suffering in silence?
Am I crazy, or is this razor good for my skin?
I'm faced with a choice: stick Gillette's Fusion Proshield right up into my nose like a crazy person, or grow the tiniest of moustaches.
Gendercide has delivered a nasty legacy
Young, single, sex-starved men are dangerous. Stable relationships calm them down.
For some, it's the allure of a good smoke
Nicotine is easy enough to kick. That's the least of any smoker's problems. But cigarettes represent so much more to many.
India travel boom spreads dangerous bacteria
India carries one of the highest health-care burdens from antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the world.
Sweating over Alzheimer's is good for you
Visiting the sauna regularly could reduce the risk of dementia, a new study has found.
Prostate cancer: why things are better now
Middle-aged Australian men have a new preoccupation - prostate cancer. No surprise given its common diagnosis.
Optimism is good for your health
The mounting evidence for a little bit of Pollyanna-ism is persuasive
How to survive the age of hyper-anxiety
Do you feel overwhelmed? You are not alone, as people are facing an ever-increasing number of choices.
22 ways to be healthier with minimal effort
The new year is a common time to think about self-improvement. It needn't be hard.
Down the rabbit hole at Crown Resorts' spa
Perth's newest hotel delivers pampering in a labyrinth of luxury.
Deafness no barrier for tennis star
In tennis, simply seeing the ball is believed to be insufficient. Hearing the ball, top players say, enables faster reactions
Build resilience and become the custodian of calm
These days as we zig and zag, climbing ever higher to the pinnacle of our ambitions or suffering the vocational shock that is restructuring, a holistic kind of toughness is required.
The patient with no memory
Patient H.M. has surprises in store for the reader.
Passing kidney stones just became easier
Could a prostate drug be then answer to passing large kidney stones and avoiding surgery?
The $120m bright idea to treat cancer
A public cancer facility in NSW will expand patient access to potentially lifesaving experimental drugs.
Does this treat more than flow problems?
An experimental treatment for waterworks problems may provide a small sexual bonus for middle aged men.
Risk of prostate cancer recurring is reduced
Collaboration between pathologists and surgeons, and an unorthodox test, is cutting the danger of recurrence.
The phone call that changed my life
Credit Suisse banker Tony Hyams was finalising his estate after contracting a fatal lung disease when he got a call that changed his life. "It was a science fiction moment."
Time to scrub up in a hamam
Modern plumbing would surely have put paid to one of the oldest surviving bathing traditions – only they're so darn effective and much fun.
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