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Brain temperature is difficult to measure. Here's how a new infrared technique can help

  • Written by: Blanca del Rosal Rabes, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
Brain temperature is difficult to measure. Here's how a new infrared technique can helpShutterstock/Popartic

Brain temperature is implicated in many common conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and headaches.

Changes in brain temperature can indicate there is a disease developing, but researchers have struggled to measure it. The use of conventional thermometers is very invasive, and remote...

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scarlet ribbons – the huge history of big hair bows

  • Written by: Fiona Andreallo, Honorary research fellow, University of Sydney

A sea of oversized hair bows bobs through primary school gates each morning. It might be dismissed as a harmless children’s fad but big bows are back, driven by current fashions, tween influencers and celebrities.

Hair bows have a long history that includes the cushiony large posh bows of the 1980s, and more recently Lady Gaga’s hair...

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Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you live

  • Written by: Ida Kubiszewski, Associate professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you liveShutterstock

Labor’s treasury spokesman, Jim Chalmers, wants to follow New Zealand’s example and introduce a “wellbeing budget” alongside the traditional budget that stresses economic growth, when Labor is next in office.

New Zealand’s budget, introduced last year, targets mental health, child welfare, indigenous...

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Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easier

  • Written by: Jude Ball, Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Otago
Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easierShutterstock

As New Zealand prepares for a referendum on legalising recreational cannabis, the latest surveys show opposite trends for cannabis use by adults and adolescents.

Adult use of cannabis has risen sharply over the last few years, reflecting softening attitudes towards the drug. But our study, published today, shows cannabis use in...

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  2. Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities
  3. Yes, Australians on board the Diamond Princess need to go into quarantine again. It's time to reset the clock
  4. Criminal penalties for corporate wage theft are appealing, but won't fix the problem on their own
  5. How you can help – not harm – wild animals recovering from bushfires
  6. Australian unis may need to cut staff and research if government extends coronavirus travel ban
  7. the protein 'spike' that lets the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pierce and invade human cells
  8. Holden was never really Australian
  9. For Australia to be respected on human rights, it needs to look deeper into its own record
  10. How vulnerable is Xi Jinping over coronavirus? In today's China, there are few to hold him to account
  11. how aged care is failing LGBTI+ people
  12. why the science on hazard reduction is contested
  13. Life sentences – what creative writing by prisoners tells us about the inside
  14. People love the idea of 20-minute neighbourhoods. So why isn't it top of the agenda?
  15. I made bushfire maps from satellite data, and found a glaring gap in Australia's preparedness
  16. what parents should know and what schools should do if they suspect it
  17. Indigenous pain and protest written in the history of signatures
  18. Holden's dead end shows government policy should have taken a different road
  19. Yes, the Australian bush is recovering from bushfires – but it may never be the same
  20. Can new Snapchat features help troubled teens?
  21. Curious Kids: why don't burns bleed?
  22. Should we ban junk food in schools? We asked five experts
  23. Young people dropping private health hurts insurers most, not public hospitals
  24. 'You can have both higher super and higher wages': Albanese
  25. Coronavirus is killing Australia's lobster export market
  26. Here are 5 practical ways trees can help us survive climate change
  27. how America's General Motors sold us the Australian dream
  28. Why the global battle over Huawei could prove more disruptive than Trump's trade war with China
  29. No need to give up on crowded cities – we can make density so much better
  30. Yes, the system needs to be better. But here's how to ensure your child can access the NDIS if they need it
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  32. These plants and animals are now flourishing as life creeps back after bushfires
  33. Podcast series Oz Gothic breathes new life into Australian gothic storytelling
  34. Court ruling against ABC highlights the enormous deficiency in laws protecting journalists' sources
  35. Why Australians fell out of love with Holdens
  36. Books in a post-f@#^ world. Are we all sworn out yet?
  37. Coles says these toys promote healthy eating. I say that's rubbish
  38. 65,000-year-old plant remains show the earliest Australians spent plenty of time cooking
  39. Nearly 80% of Australians affected in some way by the bushfires, new survey shows
  40. Home-owning older Australians should pay more for residential aged care
  41. Our trade talks with Europe and Britain are set to become climate talks
  42. Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians must involve structural change, not mere symbolism
  43. West Gate Tunnel saga shows risk of 'lock-in' on mega-projects pitched by business
  44. Rain has eased the dry, but more is needed to break the drought
  45. Aussie Rules players risk injuring hands and wrists too
  46. Major airlines say they're acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they've achieved
  47. In the midst of an LNG export boom, why are we getting so little for our gas?
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