What is the Purpose of our Nose?

The human nose can recognise around 1 trillion different scents (that’s 1,000,000,000,000!). We often don’t consider what is needed to take care of it, however, it soon becomes obvious how much we rely on our nose once we get sick. What does it do? Sense...

Diabetes Detection and Prevention

Approximately 1.8 million Australians suffer from diabetes. That is around one Australian every 5 minutes. What is Diabetes? People with diabetes are unable to maintain healthy levels of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood. Glucose is our main source of energy,...

Looking After Your Lungs

Our lungs are one of the most important parts of our bodies as they allow us to breathe and provide oxygen to our brain and the rest of our body. If our lungs are damaged, they become less efficient at supplying oxygen to the blood and removing carbon dioxide. 1 in 3...