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Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

Calling out modern slavery

A crisis affecting 50 million people around the world is coming into clearer view.

Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Why menopause is sometimes seen as ‘liberation’

In patriarchal societies, women often express relief upon reaching menopause, allowing them greater freedom and a more carefree life.

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How Indonesian women are charting a course through menopause

A new model empowering Indonesian women to deal with the physical, sexual and psychological challenges of menopause may be a game-changer.

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Better menopause care can help young women too

Menopause and menstrual health are closely linked. Promoting good practices in one will benefit the other.

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Can a simple blood test change how Alzheimer’s is diagnosed?

Video: A new test developed by experts at Monash University could make diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease much easier and cheaper.

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Menopause usually isn’t a time of poor mental health

Most women don’t experience poor mental health during menopause, but more could be done for those at increased risk of developing mental health conditions.

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Getting your teeth fixed can be an environmental hazard

Discarded aligners often end up in landfills where they take decades to decompose, releasing microplastics into the environment. This needs to change.

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Why ‘pronatalist’ politicians want women to have more babies

It’s not just JD Vance, and it’s not just the US. Almost 30 percent of countries globally now have pronatalist policies — up from 10 percent in the 1970s.

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Bringing treatments for lupus into the 21st century

Common steroid treatments for the autoimmune disease lupus can cause as many problems as they solve, but researchers are close to finding a viable alternative.

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Engineered cells and bacteria offer hope for diabetes, arthritis

Therapy combining a type of engineered blood cells and bacteria that modify the gut microbiome offers promise for managing autoimmune diseases.

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Italy leads the world in screening for celiac disease

Celiac disease is common but often undetected. Researchers are looking at ways to make the disease both easier to diagnose and easier to treat.

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The hunt for a signature of MS relapse

Being able to more easily detect when a MS patient is experiencing a relapse of their disease will help the doctors caring for and treating them.

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Calling out modern slavery

Governments want babies, but people want choices

Why menopause is sometimes seen as ‘liberation’

How Indonesian women are charting a course through menopause

Can a simple blood test change how Alzheimer’s is diagnosed?

Menopause usually isn’t a time of poor mental health

Getting your teeth fixed can be an environmental hazard

Why ‘pronatalist’ politicians want women to have more babies

Bringing treatments for lupus into the 21st century

Engineered cells and bacteria offer hope for diabetes, arthritis

Italy leads the world in screening for celiac disease

The hunt for a signature of MS relapse

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