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Screen time for kids | Lymphoedema awareness | Impact of COVID on organ donation
How much screen time is too much for young kids? Taking a looking at what digital playtime is doing to children's brains.
Calls for better models of …
3 years, 5 months ago
Psilocybin promotor's response | Mothers immune system and mental health | Relief for those who can't burp
Mind Medicine Australia share their thoughts on the recent approval of psychedelic compounds for treatment-resistant depression and PTSD.
A study in …
3 years, 5 months ago
Psilocybin and MDMA | ice baths | antidepressants for pain
The Therapeutic Goods Administration recently approved the psychedelic compound psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression; and MDMA–or ecstasy–fo…
3 years, 5 months ago
Knee arthritis and stem cells | Alzheimer's and women | spider venom and hearts | Maturity-onset diabetes and genetic testing
Australians will pay a lot to relieve the pain of arthritis—sometimes opting for unproven therapies using stem cells. Why does this happen?
Women are …
3 years, 6 months ago
Health news—for Medicare, and for psilocybin and MDMA | kilo creep and knee osteoarthritis | financial reward for weight loss | making healthy weight possible for a population
The Strengthening Medicare Report was released recently, and the key recommendations include changes to the digital health environment; working to sc…
3 years, 6 months ago
ADHD and access to care | heart transplant tech | sarcoma and heritability
The prescription rate for medications to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder rose in recent years but was still below what's thought to be…
3 years, 6 months ago
Safety of generic medicines in Australia | Intermittent fasting | Keeping track of mental well-being
Sun Pharmaceuticals is a supplier of generic medications and they're in hot water about possible violations of the manufacturing process at their fac…
3 years, 6 months ago
What do royals die of—and how have their deaths shaped history?
Royals have a tendency to change the course of history — in life and in death.
From King George III's apparent madness, to Queen Victoria's genetic l…
3 years, 6 months ago
Mild cognitive impairment | Alzheimer's | ASMR | atrial fibrilation
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) affects 7 or 8 per cent of people in their 60s, and one in four people in their 80s. In an ageing population the numb…
3 years, 7 months ago
The cancer risks that run through generations
More than two decades ago a major milestone in cancer research was reached with the discovery of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Inherited mutations to th…
3 years, 7 months ago