These nine older Australians joined a dancing experiment. The results were 'life changing'
For most of us, dancing is a fun way to unwind, or something we do after a few too many drinks on a Saturday night. But what if dancing can actually …
Man who treats extreme chronic pain with hot wax says spinal stimulator is 'life-changing'
Sometimes when the constant, blinding agony overwhelms him, Dean Earls dunks his arm in hot wax for relief.Key points:A chronic pain sufferer who’s been trialling a spinal stimulator
Diseases stink!
Dr Karl: G’day, Dr Karl here.In 2012, the neurobiologist, Tilo Kunath, gave a public talk on his research into Parkinson’s Disease. At the end of the talk, a woman in …
Why acting out your dreams could spell the start of brain disorders
Melvin Abel could see that the deer he’d just clobbered with a pitchfork wasn’t quite dead.Wanting to put the animal out of its misery, the 70-year-old retired real estate agent …
Flying, falling, being chased: How our brain creates 'typical dreams'
The air rushes past my face, whipping my hair into my eyes as I plunge into the dark.I blindly reach in the blackness for something, anything, to grab.After what feels …