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New research suggests a brain protein known as ‘tau’ might not be the bad guy in Alzheimer’s Disease after all.
People given taurine had significantly improved overall mental health symptoms, including those of psychosis, compared to those given placebo.
Looking to America, Australia’s politicians are reaching out to voters feeling left behind in times of economic transition.
The bond market is a backbone of the global financial system.
The NSW government’s latest promised solution to well-documented abuse in the out-of-home care system is, in fact, a re-run of promises made by the Carr government more than a decade ago.
Australia is lagging behind 35 other nations in ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury Pollution.
Customers who are angry are more likely to behave unethically, no matter how high the stakes, new research shows.
The pressure on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to bend to the conservative right factions of the Liberal and National parties has been compounded by the election of Donald Trump.
The new motoring series will be used to help launch another video on demand service in Australia. But will consumers find away to access the show and avoid paying another fee?
The government’s plan to prioritise the revival of Indigenous languages in New South Wales is a welcome first step. Truly achieving it will take several more.
One of the big questions in autism research is whether autism is a single disorder or many different disorders that happen to present in the same way.
Thousands of Australians go to residential drug and alcohol rehab programs every year. But is there evidence rehabs, as well as the group therapy they often rely on, actually work?
Research shows SMEs’ engagement in corporate social responsibility depends on the strategic orientation of owners/managers toward CSR.
There was once a sense of excitement about creating a genuinely Australian culture and making our own way in the world. What’s happened to that optimism?
Selfies are blamed for encouraging everything from risky behaviour to rampant narcissism. But selfies can be potent acts of self-communication – and anyway, is self-regard a bad thing?
Pauline Hanson knows how to hurt. She tweeted this week: ‘When you look at Bill Shorten’s recent rhetoric it seems Labor is now taking its cues from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. Good to see.’
The way we classify skills shortages is broken.
Transport infrastructure projects are conceived, planned and assessed in a way that makes it difficult to properly consider their major public health impacts.
The government has announced it will accept recommendations to make the university admissions process more transparent. But that alone isn’t enough.
Ritalin is the most common brand name for methylphenidate, a stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Floods are often seen as a force of destruction. But as river ecologists, we find it hard not to rejoice at the flooding.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Brian Howe says Bill Shorten must channel the abilities of his colleagues in parliament and the broader progressive movement if he is to lead the ALP back to government.
Every day, more discount pharmacy stores and chains are opening and assaulting health-care consumers with the “we are cheaper” message.
Why are the opinion pages of Australia’s media pages less diverse than even ASX 200 boards?