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It could take up to three or four months for your eyelashes to grow back to their typical length.
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As breast cancer screening evolves, understanding personal risk factors like density is critical for improving early detection.
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Optical fibres are now being used to monitor radiation therapy with hair-thin precision – making treatments safer and more effective for cancer patients.
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Suicide is complex. But researchers are finding that AI and real-time monitoring tools could help offer support at exactly the right moment.
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Disgust is a primal emotion – and it could be the key to eating less meat.
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Food co-ops are local groups where people join together to buy food in bulk, usually straight from farmers or wholesalers.
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Are we promoting prevention strategies that work for everyone, or only for those who already have the means and access?
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Looking for a caffeine boost without the crash? Here’s why matcha could be a coffee alternative – minus the jitters.
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Research reveals AI models are learning shortcuts, like racial categories, instead of disease, potentially reinforcing bias in healthcare.
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As wearable technologies become more popular, it’s important to consider how they actually work and what their data actually tells us.
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Appendicitis is more common in children and young people. Here are the symptoms to look out for.
Bridgette and Paula Powers feature in a new episode of the ABC’s Australian Story.
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Twins Bridgette and Paula Powers have gone viral for the way they speak in unison, using the same gestures and words.
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Boosting Australia’s ability to make pharmaceuticals sounds like a great way to ease medicine shortages. But there are simpler, cheaper options we could try first.
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From elite athletes to amateurs, eating disorders are too often praised as ‘discipline’.
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A dash of cinnamon or turmeric can boost flavour and may benefit health - but high dose supplements of the spices could do more harm than good.
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Saunas offer legitimate health benefits—from cardiovascular support to cognitive protection. But combining them with alcohol could undo all that good.
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You can buy probiotics and prebiotics at the supermarket or pharmacy. But do they help your gut? Or are we better off eating fermented food such as cheese or kimchi?
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Social media is awash with content promoting grounding mats and sheets. Could they really help you sleep better?
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People living in remote Indigenous communities have much higher rates of chronic disease compared to the overall Australian population. This program could help.
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Stress isn’t inherently bad – it’s a survival tool. But when it becomes chronic, it can have lasting effects on our physical and mental health.