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Health Check: why do we get a stitch and how can we stop it?

  • Written by: Andrew Lavender, Lecturer, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University
imageFor a long time it was thought during exercise there would be a reduction in blood flow to the diaphragm in favour of supplying blood and oxygen to the working limb muscles. from www.shutterstock.com.au

A stitch in medical terms is known as “exercise-related transient abdominal pain”. People often describe it as a sharp or stabbing...

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Explainer: what are antibodies and why are viruses like dengue worse the second time?

  • Written by: Emily Johnston Flies, PhD student in Disease Ecology, University of South Australia
imageFor viruses like dengue, being injected with the pathogen as in a vaccine can open the door to secondary infections. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Our immune system is like a highly trained army. It fends off invading pathogens, usually very effectively. The problem is that sometimes it makes mistakes and attacks us. This can result in allergies, aut...

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For single parents, it pays to work

  • Written by: Miranda Stewart, Professor and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
imageAnalysis shows single parents who are welfare recipients have a financial incentive to seek work.www.shutterstock.com

Despite some analysis from other media suggesting single parents might find being on welfare more attractive than working, more than half of sole parents in Australia are in work and are better off as a result.

Australia’s tax...

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2015's record-breaking temperatures will be normal by 2030 - it's time to adapt

  • Written by: Sophie Lewis, Research fellow, Australian National University

Generation Y has grown up in a rapidly warming world. According to the US National Climate Data Centre, every month since February 1985 has seen above average global temperatures, compared with the twentieth century. I have no memories of a “normal” month.

2016 is on track to be the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous...

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  1. The evidence of early human life in Australia's arid interior
  2. Obama, Trump, Clinton and the affordances of distance
  3. The off-topic Conversation #111
  4. Review: The naked nude from the Tate
  5. QUT discrimination case exposes Human Rights Commission failings
  6. Corruption looks different in China
  7. Fogies, insiders and press release summarisers: art criticism in Australia
  8. Some of the world's strangest species could vanish before they're discovered
  9. How to find a good app for mental health
  10. How to teach literacy so no child is left behind
  11. The blight on our media (and it's not 18C)
  12. Information before regulation to make amateur brain stimulation safer
  13. Robots likely to be used in classrooms as learning tools, not teachers
  14. Ministers set to look at 18C inquiry
  15. With a less confrontational approach to whaling, more whales could be saved
  16. 18C case against students dismissed but conservatives' push for change continues
  17. What the ABC's new Catalyst could mean for science on TV
  18. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Senate crossbench
  19. Explainer: what is glaucoma, the 'sneak thief' of sight?
  20. Time to toss one of banking's four pillars out of the nest?
  21. Hazelwood's closure calls for a rethink on Latrobe Valley solutions
  22. Company directors can be held legally liable for ignoring the risks from climate change
  23. The Paris climate deal has come into force – what next for Australia?
  24. Daily commutes are draining our water reserves
  25. We need better treatments for childhood cancer, with less side effects
  26. The risk of reading too much into the rise of Donald Trump
  27. Friday essay: the naked truth on nudity
  28. Vital Signs: Australia not immune from global market uncertainty
  29. Preserving cities: how 'trendies' shaped Australia's urban heritage
  30. Ancient fishes kept their young in a nursery
  31. Increased access to data could bring many benefits but faces significant challenges
  32. Grattan on Friday: Industrial bills test Turnbull's negotiating skills – and backbone
  33. Politics podcast: Kim Beazley on the US election
  34. Fasting may improve cancer treatment, but needs further exploration
  35. DiCaprio's documentary calls for a green future, but his vision isn't radical enough
  36. Both Trump and Clinton would see the US run like a corporation
  37. Alan Jones goes after wind farms again, citing dubious evidence
  38. Courts are regulating the class action funding industry where the government has failed to act
  39. The problem posed by agenda trolls
  40. No matter who becomes the next US president, we're in for a wild ride
  41. How the Internet was born: from the ARPANET to the Internet
  42. Race to the White House - Secrets and emails
  43. How parents shape the advantages of being first-born
  44. Lack of cyber security knowledge leads to lazy decisions from executives
  45. Six types of ugly American, and Donald Trump is all of them
  46. Why The Simpsons has lost its way
  47. Is it ok to use the f-word in political protest?
  48. Apple's new Touch Bar: a breakthrough or commonsense?
  49. Cleaning up runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef: how art and science are inspiring farmers to help
  50. Refugee resettlement announcement expected within weeks

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The Rise of Digital Marketplaces in the Australian Trade Sector

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Small Acts, Big Impact: How Australians Can Give Back to Their Communities

There is a common belief that giving back requires either a lot of money or a lot of time. Big chequ...

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