Health & Medicine

The standard antibiotic for a deadly staph infection comes with a higher risk

A landmark global trial spanning 14 countries found safer options for treating golden staph infections, using an approach that could reveal more about other medicines

Research

This science-backed music app can remix your mood

Music can have a powerful effect on your emotions. MoodDJ is putting that control in your hands to boost emotional awareness and wellbeing

Research

New tool helps women decide if egg freezing is right for them

Egg freezing has gone up by more than 500 per cent in less than a decade, but it's an expensive and uncertain procedure. A free, evidence-based resource is now helping women think it through

Map of the Month

The things we’re missing about snake season in Melbourne

Urban sprawl and climate change mean ‘snake season’ isn't as simple as a date on the calendar. Our new Map of the Month tells you what you need to know to shed your snake bias

Research

How our words reveal shifting attitudes to mental health

The largest-ever study of mental health terminology shows how language has changed over 45 years, reflecting our changing attitudes toward mental illness and disability

Opinion

The Melbourne that big ideas could shape

For decades, Melbourne's universities and research institutes have turned curious questions into discoveries that improve lives. The city's future lies in fostering innovation, collaboration and education

Research

Young people who pass through youth justice die at six times the rate of their peers

New research finds the high death rate among justice-involved young people is preventable if we recognise youth justice is public health issue, not just a criminal justice one

Research

Preventing sexual violence at universities takes more than piecemeal education

Australian universities are required to implement evidence-based prevention programs for sexual violence, but the available evidence is often US-centric, non-inclusive and siloed

Research

The mystery of weak teeth in Australian kids just got a little clearer

Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) can weaken children's teeth, leaving them painful and prone to decay. A new study has narrowed down the hunt for a solution

Opinion

I had no family in Australia. A village helped me escape domestic violence

As an immigrant in Australia, I had no family nearby when I found myself in an abusive marriage. Instead, colleagues, neighbours, friends and even my real estate agent helped me escape