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why is type 2 diabetes linked to increased risk of cancer and dementia?

  • Written by: Rachel Climie, Exercise Physiologist and Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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In Australia, more than 1.1 million people currently have type 2 diabetes.

A host of potential complications associated with the disease mean a 45-year-old diagnosed with type 2 diabetes will live on average six years less than someone without type 2 diabetes.

This week we published a report bringing together the latest evidence on the...

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Are thermal cameras a magic bullet for COVID-19 fever detection? There's not enough evidence to know

  • Written by: Scott Adams, Postdoctoral Biomedical Engineering Researcher, Deakin University

During the frenzy of the past few months to secure resources for the fight against COVID-19, the demand for technologies that promise to detect symptomatic individuals has been sky-high. However, not all proposed solutions work as advertised.

Thermal cameras are already being implemented as a means of detecting people with fever-like symptoms in...

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Warwick Thornton’s The Beach is a delicate conversation with Country

  • Written by: Brooke Collins-Gearing, Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
Warwick Thornton’s The Beach is a delicate conversation with CountrySBS/NITV

Review: The Beach, created and directed by Warwick Thornton

Watching Warwick Thornton’s The Beach is a journey into place and self. It made me want to breathe deeper and smell the salty air. It made me want to walk barefoot among the mangrove trees. And it made me want to eat.

Thornton cooks food from the place he dwells in, the shack...

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The vaccine we're testing in Australia is based on a flu shot. Here's how it could work against coronavirus

  • Written by: Kylie Quinn, Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
The vaccine we're testing in Australia is based on a flu shot. Here's how it could work against coronavirusShutterstock

A new trial has begun in Victoria this week to evaluate a potential vaccine against COVID-19.

The vaccine is called NVX-CoV2373 and is from a US biotech company, Novavax.

The trial will be carried out across Melbourne and Brisbane, and is the first human trial of a vaccine specifically for COVID-19 to take place in Australia.

This...

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  2. Malka Leifer has been ruled fit to stand trial. Will extradition to Australia follow?
  3. Don't stand so close to me – understanding consent can help with those tricky social distancing moments
  4. For First Nations people, coronavirus has meant fewer services, separated families and over-policing: new report
  5. We need good information to make decisions, especially when things go wrong
  6. Public land is being sold exactly where thousands on the waiting list need housing
  7. 'Incel' violence is a form of extremism. It's time we treated it as a security threat
  8. A single mega-project exposes the Morrison government's gas plan as staggering folly
  9. What are the characteristics of strong mental health?
  10. Why flour is still missing from supermarket shelves
  11. 7 tips to help kids feeling anxious about going back to school
  12. Working out at home works for women – so well they might not go back to gyms
  13. why countries don't count emissions from goods they import
  14. Can Scott Morrison achieve industrial relations disarmament?
  15. Celeste Barber's story shows us the power of celebrity fundraising ... and the importance of reading the fine print
  16. what makes Jacinda Ardern an authentic leader
  17. The poorest Australians are twice as likely to die before age 75 as the richest, and the gap is widening
  18. The government says artists should be able to access JobKeeper payments. It's not that simple
  19. Why the coronavirus shouldn't stand in the way of the next wage increase
  20. how media mythbusting can actually make false beliefs stronger
  21. Why Trump's Make America Great Again hat makes a dangerous souvenir for foreign politicians
  22. now he has an election to win and a country to save
  23. If you took to growing veggies in the coronavirus pandemic, then keep it up when lockdown ends
  24. P is for Pandemic: kids' books about coronavirus
  25. public transport is key to avoid repeating old and unsustainable mistakes
  26. Australian economy must come 'out of ICU': Scott Morrison
  27. Eden-Monaro byelection to be on July 4
  28. Coronavirus lockdown made many of us anxious. But for some people, returning to 'normal' might be scarier
  29. China is taking a risk by getting tough on Hong Kong. Now, the US must decide how to respond
  30. Performers and sole traders find it hard to get JobKeeper in part because they get behind on their paperwork
  31. hunters kill migrating birds on their 10,000km journey to Australia
  32. High-speed rail on Australia's east coast would increase emissions for up to 36 years
  33. Three years on from Uluru, we must lift the blindfolds of liberalism to make progress
  34. Can't resist splurging in online shopping? Here's why
  35. The problem with arts funding in Australia goes right back to its inception
  36. Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities
  37. JobKeeper $60 billion snafu like your house builder revising quote: Morrison
  38. Beware the 'cauldron of paranoia' as China and the US slide towards a new kind of cold war
  39. Treasury revises JobKeeper's cost down by massive $60 billion, sparking calls to widen eligibility
  40. Internet traffic is growing 25% each year. We created a fingernail-sized chip that can help the NBN keep up
  41. Target's decline is part of a deeper trend
  42. The WHO's coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime
  43. Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it's too soon
  44. How universities came to rely on international students
  45. 7 questions answered on how to socialise safely as coronavirus restrictions ease
  46. Michelle Grattan on the China-Australia trade war and state border policy
  47. New shows tell our isolation stories on screen – making the most of what's at hand
  48. What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law
  49. 3 experts rate Australia's emissions technology plan
  50. From spit to scrums. How can sports players minimise their coronavirus risk?

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