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Friday, 22 August 2008

HRT improves sleep, sexuality and joint pain in older women

One of the world's longest and largest trials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has found that post-menopausal women on HRT gain significant improvements in quality of life.

The results of the latest study by the WISDOM research team (Women's International Study of long Duration Oestrogen after Menopause) are published today on the British Medical Journal website.

The study involved 2130 post-menopausal women in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and assessed the impact of combined oestrogen and progestogen hormone therapy on the women's quality of life. The average age of women in this study was 13 years after menopause and most participants did not have menopausal symptoms. [Full Story]

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Thursday, 21 August 2008

Five Tall Poppies of science at Uni of Adelaide

Five University of Adelaide researchers have won half of this year's SA Young Tall Poppy Science Awards announced this morning. [Full Story]

Wednesday, 20 August 2008

Rainwater tanks pose risk for toddlers

An increase in household rainwater tanks due to the severe drought and accompanying water restrictions across Australia is creating a new hazard for parents of young children. [Full Story]

Wednesday, 20 August 2008

Philosopher wins - and donates - Eureka ethics prize

University of Adelaide philosopher Professor Garrett Cullity has won the 2008 Eureka Prize for Ethics Research. [Full Story]

Friday, 15 August 2008

Desal plants - good or bad? Find out at Open Day

Are water desalination plants a solution to water shortages or a drain on the environment? That's the question being asked at Open Day. [Full Story]