Rachel Grieve looks at the 6 types of love which can evolve throughout our lifetime. Love is a complex and powerful force, one that plays out in a number of emotional, cognitive and social ways. When we love a person, we feel emotional arousal in their presence....
COVID-19 lockdowns have led to suggestions there could be a “coronial” baby boom. But while a baby boom as a side effect of the devastating pandemic sounds kind of nice, it is probably too good to be true, writes Liz Allen, What is more likely is...
Schools student may have to learn how to change from school learning to remote learning and back to school again for quite some time yet as long as the COVID-19 virus remains rampant. Students in Melbourne are to go back to remote schooling, report Wee Tiong...
There’s no argument that there has been a significant economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, writes Hon. Prof. Mike Conway. This fall out can be shown in graphs on the news or financial reports, demonstrated by our shrinking bank accounts or evidenced in sky-high unemployment...
Limiting internet use more effective than teaching general emotional skills A new study has found internet addiction in teenagers leads to difficulty regulating emotions. However there was no evidence that pre-existing emotional issues are a predictor of obsessive internet use. Research summary: here Listen to the ABC Radio...
Researchers have written user-friendly guides to the actual evidence for a host of treatments and therapies aimed at anxiety and depression by Associate Professor Nicola Reavley and Dr Amy Morgan, University of Melbourne The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed devastating effects on people and communities, with more than...
Our new research, which looked at health star ratings of 20,000 packaged foods, shows why mandatory health stars on all packaged food is needed, report Alexandra Jones, Bruce Neal and Maria Shahid As you read this, health officials are busy finalising the government’s review of the...
Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face masks. Here's how to make one. After early success in suppressing COVID-19, we are facing a resurgence in Victoria, which is threatening disease control for the whole country. Outbreaks in northwestern Melbourne, including in public housing...
So what is hypnobirthing? Mary Steen, looks at what the evidence says about its use? In a new parenting podcast, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, said she used hypnobirthing techniques to help her get through severe morning sickness – a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum. She also...
2020 ‘Storyathon’ event shows an uptick in social awareness amongst children in lockdown during COVID-19. Data from Oxford University Press in partnership with Storyathon, the largest story-writing event in Australia, reveals the impact COVID-19 has had on children’s vocabulary, interests and social awareness.More than 20,000 stories...
