As coastal councils brace for another hammering of their beaches over the weekend, new research methods are emerging that could help local communities assess the threats from beach erosion.
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Scientists in both reputable publications and cancer foundations have WRONGLY stressed the importance of soy to reduce breast cancer, despite research to contradict these claims and completely oppose them.
Researchers at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York studying invasive breast cancer are warning women that adding soy to your diet will speed up the rate at which breast cancer cells spread.
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Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, TX, recently investigated the role of maternal diet and gut bacteria on the social traits of mice. Their findings will no doubt spark research into the possibility of probiotic interventions into a number of neurological disorders.
The number of bacteria in our guts outnumbers the cells of our body. That fact alone makes them a worthy target for research.
There is an estimated 1 kilogram of bacteria within each average human adult.
Predominantly known for their role in digestion, the range of gut bacteria’s influence is only slowly becoming better understood.
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Australian councils, including Byron Shire Council, are addressing climate change at a grassroots level.
Last December, the Mayor of Byron Shire Council was in Paris. Along with a handful of other Australian mayors, Mayor Simon Richardson had been invited to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21.
Richardson presented on several occasions, spruiking an ambitious project that had started to draw attention at a national and international level: a plan for the entire Byron community to reach zero emissions within the next ten years.
A partnership between independent think tank Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), the Byron Shire Council, and the local community, the plan – Zero Emissions Byron (ZEB) – aims to address carbon emissions across multiple sectors: buildings, energy, land use, transport and waste.
ROSIE BATTY was thrust into the spotlight when her son, Luke, was killed by her ex-partner at cricket training.
During the election most people who take the stage at the National Press Club use the opportunity to bring the issue they campaign for, well, into the campaign — demanding election promises and commitment from the major parties.
But on Wednesday, domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty used the opportunity to address all men instead of just politicians.
PRESIDENT of the Byron Bay Boardriders Club Neil Cameron hailed the success of last weekend’s Ben King Classic saying it was a fitting way to pay tribute to club stalwart the late Ben King.
“The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and it was a great way to honour BK,” he said.
“The competitions reputation is spreading and there were heaps of gun surfers from all over the East Coast competing over the weekend.
“The surf was pumping with six foot of solid swell on Saturday.
BYRON Bay band PLTS (read as Pilots) has been selected by Triple J Unearthed to be part of this year’s Splendour in the Grass line-up.
Every year, a local band is picked by the broadcaster to grace the Splendour stage. PLTS’s latest single, On & On, was on rotation on Triple J last January.
Dave Ruby Howe, Triple J Unearthed Music Director, said the broadcaster was very happy with the band.
A feasibility study for shark spotting will take place at Watego’s Beach.
The trial will be carried out by members of Sea Shepherd and will determine whether the location and spotting abilities at Wategos Beach are suitable for a longer term shark spotting program.
The study will examine the impact of morning and afternoon glare, spotting distance from water, changes in visibility in differing weather conditions and levels of water user activity at different times of the day.