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Health & Medicine
Seeking authentic mindfulness in this era of ‘wellness’
There is a critical need for evidence-based principles to help people understand the plethora of offerings in meditation and mindfulness to ensure optimal outcomes for all
Health & Medicine
Using mathematics to treat malaria
Parasite resistance to anti-malaria drugs is a growing challenge, but by using mathematical models researchers can track different types of resistance to help agencies target effective treatments
Arts & Culture
How data expertise is fostering endangered languages
The PARADISEC digital archive model revitalising endangered languages around the Pacific has now been taken up in North America by the Cherokee Nation
Health & Medicine
Who is at fault when medical software gets it wrong?
Clinical decision support software is beneficial but if it malfunctions, a doctor’s duty of care likely makes them liable
Health & Medicine
Can telehealth be used for effective palliative care?
Research with palliative care patients and their clinicians on remote delivery suggests that, while it offers new opportunities, it can’t replace in-person connection
Environment
Better bus networks for fairer suburbs can cut emissions
Zero-emission buses are important but we also need to redesign suburban networks to get people out of their cars
Health & Medicine
Australian cities failing on walkability
The World Heath Organization has set targets to promote physical activity but an international study shows Australian cities are built around cars rather than encouraging walking
Arts & Culture
The art and science of dance
University of Melbourne's Professor Emma Redding wrote the world’s first masters degree in Dance Science – a now growing discipline in the dance profession
Health & Medicine
A window on memory loss in Alzheimer’s
Using a miniscope to observe the brain in action, researchers find evidence that memory loss in Alzheimer’s may partly be a signalling problem