Want to feel better? Understand your body better. It is your gateway to life.
See how your body connects
A living map of 160 body systems, nutrients, habits, hormones, lab tests and everyday signals, joined by 433 connections. Every connection is graded for evidence and names its source, with a direct link.
Free to use for now, with no account needed, and what you save stays on your device. Organisations that sign up as partners may enjoy free use for longer: contact HuBu-Intel to join.
AskBioMap is for learning, not diagnosis. If you are unwell or worried, talk to your doctor or call healthdirect on 1800 022 222. In an emergency, call 000.
How to read the map
Each glowing point is a topic. Its colour tells you what kind of topic it is. Each line is a connection, and its style tells you how strong the evidence is.
Ten kinds of topic
From whole body systems down to single molecules, plus the lab tests that measure them.
- Body systems18 on the map
- Processes and pathways15 on the map
- Body states and risk patterns12 on the map
- Body signals20 on the map
- Conditions37 on the map
- Nutrients19 on the map
- Hormones and molecules6 on the map
- Supplements and herbs5 on the map
- Everyday habits14 on the map
- Lab tests14 on the map
Four grades of evidence
Every connection carries a grade, so settled science reads differently from early ideas and popular claims.
- EstablishedTextbook physiology, or consistent findings reflected in national guidance. 321 connections.
- SupportedGood evidence from several human studies, with details still being refined. 89 connections.
- EmergingEarly, mixed or mostly laboratory and animal evidence. Not settled. 19 connections.
- ContestedA popular claim that current evidence or official sources do not support. 4 connections.
- Gold is your attentionWhat you select, and the paths you trace between topics.
Six ways in
Start with a question, a symptom, a test result or a tour. Every route leads back to the same map, so the pieces fit together.
Ask BioMap
Ask in your own words. Answers come from the map and its sources, using fixed rules, and your questions never leave your device.
Ask a questionGuided tours
14 short walks around the map, from blood sugar to the body clock, each ending with a three-question quiz.
Choose a tourBody signals
20 common signals such as tiredness and bloating: what can contribute, when to get help, and questions for your GP.
Look up a signalLab tests explained
What 23 common tests measure and why they are done, with reference ranges quoted from Pathology Tests Explained.
Find a testEveryday tools
Eight calculators that show their working and name their source, so you can check every number.
Open the toolsMy BioMap
Save topics, keep notes and build a printable list of questions for your GP. It all stays on this device.
Open My BioMapStart with a guided tour
Each tour moves the map for you, one connection at a time, with plain-English notes at every step.
Evidence you can check
This edition draws on 237 sources, led by Australian government and professional health services. Every topic, connection, lab test, medicine and food entry names the sources it was written from, and the References page lists them all with the date each was read.
- healthdirect Australia 96 sources
- NIH NCCIH 30 sources
- Better Health Channel (Victorian Government) 27 sources
- Pathology Tests Explained 26 sources
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements 21 sources
- InformedHealth.org (IQWiG), NCBI Bookshelf 3 sources
- Therapeutic Goods Administration 2 sources
- Pregnancy, Birth and Baby 2 sources
- Heart Foundation 2 sources
AskBioMap on your phone
The AskBioMap app for iPhone and Android will be available at the official launch. Until then, you can add AskBioMap to your phone's home screen from your browser: it opens like an app, and the pages you have opened before work without a connection.
- iPhone At the official launch
- Android At the official launch
A HuBu-Intel venture
AskBioMap is built by HuBu-Intel, Australia's Business Hub, at Barangaroo in Sydney. Organisations can talk to us about using it for health education.