New autism guidelines aim to improve diagnostics and access to services

Oct 16, 2018 13:45 pm UTC| Health

New Australian autism guidelines, released today, aim to provide a nationally consistent and rigorous standard for how children and adults are assessed and diagnosed with autism, bringing to an end the different processes...

Heart of the Matter: how patient stories can be interwoven into art

Oct 09, 2018 14:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

When working with people in other disciplines whether surgeons, fellow engineers, nurses or cardiologists it can sometimes seem like everyone is speaking a different language. But collaboration between disciplines is...

Phantosmia: when you smell smells that aren't there

Oct 09, 2018 13:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Have you ever smelled odours other people cant smell? If you have, you may have experienced phantosmia the medical name for a smell hallucination. Phantosmia odours are often foul; some people smell faeces or sewage,...

For mothers who lose their babies, donating breast milk is a healing ritual

Oct 09, 2018 13:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Stillbirth and neonatal loss are painful in many ways. But increasingly, some of the more than 24,000 American women whose pregnancies end with the loss of their babies are choosing to do something they find both...

'Bystander effect' and sexual assault: What the research says

Oct 09, 2018 13:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Law

Sexual assault, pushed into public conversation by the #MeToo movement, once again dominates the U.S. news cycle. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces allegations that he sexual assaulted professor Christine Blasey...

Obesity: hamsters may hold the clue to beating it

Oct 09, 2018 13:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

The global obesity crisis shows no signs of abating, and we urgently need new ways to tackle it. Consuming fewer calories and burning more energy through physical activity is a proven way to lose weight, but its clearly...

The best foods to eat for a good night's sleep

Oct 09, 2018 13:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Sleep has become widely recognised as playing a really important role in our overall health and wellness alongside diet, stress management and exercise. Recently, researchers have been learning more about how poor...