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Saying sex increases cancer risk is neither totally correct, nor in any way helpful

  • Written by: Jayne Lucke, Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
Saying sex increases cancer risk is neither totally correct, nor in any way helpfulShutterstock

A study published today claims to have found a link between having had ten or more sexual partners and an increased risk of cancer. But it’s not as simple as that.

While having a sexually transmissible infection (STI) can increase the risk of certain types of cancer, using a person’s lifetime number of sexual partners as a...

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Today's disease names are less catchy, but also less likely to cause stigma

  • Written by: Susan Hardy, Honorary Lecturer, Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW

What’s in a name? A lot when it comes to disease outbreaks, according to the recent communication from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the previously named coronavirus. The virus will now be named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the disease named COVID-19.

While it has been noted that picking a name...

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To save these threatened seahorses, we built them 5-star underwater hotels

  • Written by: David Harasti, Adjunct assistant professor, Southern Cross University
To save these threatened seahorses, we built them 5-star underwater hotelsTwo adult seahorses living on the seahorse hotels four months after the hotels were deployed. Author provided

Venture beneath the ocean and you’ll see schools of fish and other alien-like species that may take your breath away. But one species in particular is an enigma in the marine world: the shy, elusive seahorse.

Approximately 50 species...

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