Favil Singh has a simple prescription for patients about to undergo surgery for prostate cancer—exercise. His research has shown that a regular dose of physical activity in the lead up to surgery helps patients recover faster, and spend less time in hospital. “This is the first time we’ve been able to demonstrate the benefits of…
A high-tech image recognition program has been developed by Perth researchers to identify plant species using just a picture of their leaves. Lost in the wild and need to know if a plant is edible or poisonous? Or want to know if there is a weed among your crops – well, thanks to Hezekiah Babatunde,…
Monday 23 June 2014 Perth researchers have shown that twice-weekly exercise can improve sexual function in prostate cancer patients by 50 per cent. Now, they’re calling on Perth men to participate in a new study to find out why exercise works, and how effective it can be on a broader range of patients. One in…
Antioxidants, popular with athletes and fitness enthusiasts, are being challenged by research that shows the nutritional supplements may reduce exercise benefits. Dr Natalie Strobel, of Edith Cowan University, has found that long-term use of Vitamin E and alpha-lipoic acid, purported to counteract free radicals during exercise, reduced the development of skeletal muscle in animals. “We…
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Fresh Science is a national competition and training program helping early-career researchers find and share their stories of discovery.
We take young researchers with no media experience and help them become media spokespeople for their science, and reach stakeholders in government and industry.
Fresh Science gives finalists a taste of life in the limelight, with a day of media training, a day of training in stakeholder engagement, and a public event in their home state.
Alumni of the program include Professor Allan Duffy and Dr Niraj Lal.
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