Polycystic ovaries aren’t ovaries with cysts, researchers Tessa Copp, Jenny Doust, Jesse Jansen, and Kirsten McCaffery report. And having polycystic ovaries doesn’t mean you have PCOS. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition. When using the definition supported by the international guidelines, it affects...
Let’s 'declare war on type 2 diabetes' – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar Humans are physiologically hardwired to love and seek out sweet things. It’s an ancient survival mechanism that evolved to prepare our bodies for...
In Disney’s Frozen, the eternal optimist Anna displays remarkable resilience in the face of sisterly separation, danger, a perpetual winter and talking snowmen....
John Silke, and Najoua Lalaoui look at a rare immune condition with unprovoked waves of fever that can begin in childhood and last a lifetime. Just over 20 years ago, people from three generations of an American family were referred to the National Institutes of Health...
Preparing for the birth of your first child? We shed some light on the labour process....
Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, reports C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads. According to the World Health Organisation, 16-21% of people with the virus in China became severely ill...
February 2020 is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Dr Katelyn Lee from PRP Imaging busts some common misconceptions when it comes to the cancer, which is the 10th most diagnosed cancer in Australian women.* Ovarian cancer is actually one of the more deadly female cancers, in...
According to experts, eye disorders are one of the most common yet undiagnosed problems among Australian children today. Here's more on why you should test your child's sight before they start school....
An occupational therapist helped Judy Miller to see that she needed to look after herself, as well as her daughter. I seek out other parents who have kids with special needs, and I am active in a network of parents whose children have disabilities. And I...
Forget young men playing Warhammer in dark rooms – the new people huddled over board games are families. Family boardgaming is back in a big way. “Boardgaming culture has blown up in the last decade, hitting the mainstream and moving from a ‘nerdy’ subculture to a...
