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Does medication really help you lose weight?

Many people who cannot lose weight through diet and exercise turn to medication.

Expert group to boost respectful relationships education in school

Strengthening positive and equal relationships is vital to preventing sexual harm from happening in the first place.

Dr Anukriti Mathur’s breakthrough research to reduce infectious diseases will help millions globally

Dr Anukriti Mathur hopes that her work can further narrow the gap in knowledge of the immune system and lead her to establish her innate immunology-focused laboratory that would foster Australia and India collaborations.

New Medicare reforms won’t fix everything but they start to tackle the system’s biggest problems

The breadth of the proposals is important – there will be little progress without improvements in all those areas.

Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities

For a lot of First Nations peoples, health and wellbeing is not just about the individual. It’s interconnected with family, culture, belonging and Country.

Do you still crave the approval of an abusive parent? Here’s why

Inept care is when a parent provides some type of help, but the care provided does not meet the needs of the child.

Does exercise help you lose weight?

There have been many studies over the past 70 years examining the role exercise plays in weight management.

How schools and parents should talk about vaping

E-cigarettes or “vapes” are battery-powered devices that resemble metal pens, USBs, watches, or other small box-like objects.

3 reasons you feel hungrier and crave comfort foods when the weather turns cold

When we eat, the body needs to expend energy to digest, absorb, and metabolise the nutrients.

Students’ mental health a big issue for schools but are teachers part of solution?

There is little consistency in the types of mental health services provided by schools or who actually performs this role.

Must-read

Sydney couple gets 10 years jail over failed $12 million meth import from Iran

The court heard the couple used fraudulent consignee details and repeatedly redirected the shipment to different locations in an attempt to avoid detection by law enforcement.

Indian scientists identify antiviral compounds in cow urine, effective against Chikungunya virus

Researchers reported even stronger results when the distillate was combined with thymoquinone, a compound derived from Nigella sativa, and piperine from black pepper.

Indian-Australian scientist Prof. Rajeev Varshney named among world’s top agri-food pioneers

Prof. Varshney, Director of the Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI), the WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, and Murdoch University’s International Chair in Agriculture and Food Security, is one of only four Australians to have received the honour since the list was launched in 2024.
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