Medicine, Dentistry and Health

Health & Medicine

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Australia needs a national brain health strategy

Neurological disorders are now the leading cause of disability worldwide, but Australia has no coordinated national strategy to protect the health of our most vital organ

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Analysis

Penalty shootouts aren't a lottery. So why do football coaches keep saying they are?

Every World Cup, coaches are quick to call penalty shootouts a lottery. A neuroscientist who has worked with elite coaches explains why they say it and how teams actually prepare

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Research

It's time to remove the barriers to mental health awareness for all young people

Australian adolescents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds need support to recognise mental health problems earlier, reduce stigma and build confidence in helping their peers

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Research

How an app is growing social connections for people with disability and carers 

A new Australian platform – co-designed by people with disability and carers – is helping build connections through physical activity

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Analysis

The German secret (and other tips) to keep your home healthy this winter

When we seal our homes to keep heat in, we also capture moisture and allergens, affecting the air we breathe. Here’s a few simple ways to fix it

Politics & Society

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Research

What BMX teaches us about belonging (and not belonging)

Building community, confidence and resilience are integral for the psychosocial health of people with disability. And you can find them all in BMX

Politics & Society

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Opinion

Don’t let AI give your eulogy

From wedding vows to retirement speeches, AI is increasingly ghost writing our most intimate moments, and our brains seem to sense something is wrong

Politics & Society

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Opinion

When AI seems to know you better than you know yourself

AI is getting very good at remembering you. Your patterns, your preoccupations, maybe even your moods. That could be useful, but it may also be subtly reshaping how you see yourself

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Opinion

Why do Australian courts still distrust a proven trauma therapy?

A court ruling from the 1990s still influences how some abuse cases are prosecuted in Australia, leaving an evidence-based trauma therapy mired in outdated legal doubt

Health & Medicine

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Research

There's now an osteoarthritis AI chatbot backed by real research

Online information about osteoarthritis can be unclear, outdated and inconsistent. So researchers built a free, evidence-based chatbot to cut through the noise