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Health and Wellbeing

Yes, adults can develop food allergies. Here are 4 types you need to know about

by Clare Collins - Laureate Professor NHMRC Investigator Fellow School of Health Sciences

If you didn’t have food allergies as a child, is it possible to develop them as an adult? The short answer is yes. But the reasons why are much more complicated.

Education

Teacher transformation scores top marks

by Madelaine Love

A new way of teaching has helped turn the tables at Cessnock High School. The results speak for themselves.

Arts, Culture and Society

How international recognition of cultural practices could be a new way to protect refugees

by Alice Neikirk, Lecturer in the School of Law and Justice, and Ray Nickson, Senior Lecturer of Criminology in the School of Law and Justice

More than 6.6 million refugees live in camps located largely in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. In these camp communities, unique cultural practices can arise.

Health and Wellbeing

Hate salad or veggies? Just keep eating them. Here’s how our tastebuds adapt to what we eat

by Dr Emma Beckett, Academic in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences

Do you hate salad? It’s OK if you do, there are plenty of foods in the world, and lots of different ways to prepare them.

Health and Wellbeing

Curious Kids: why do some farts smell and some don’t? And why do some farts feel hot?

by Professor Clare Collins, Professor of NHMRC Investigator Fellow in the School of Health Sciences (Nutrition and Dietetics)

Why do some farts smell and some don’t, and some feel hot? – Kian, age 6, from Maleny in Queensland

Health and Wellbeing

Thinking of trying a detox? Here’s what you need to know first

by Professor Clare Collins, Professor of NHMRC Investigator Fellow in the School of Health Sciences (Nutrition and Dietetics)

What is a “detox”? It’s a process that involves using particular products, diets or other detoxification methods to try and rid the body of so-called “toxins”.

Health and Wellbeing

The cost of living is biting. Here’s how to spend less on meat and dairy

by Clare Collins

The cost of groceries has risen substantially over the last year. Food and non-alcoholic drinks rose by 7.9% in the year to May, with biggest increases in dairy products (15.1%), breads and cereals (12.8%) and processed foods (11.5%).

Health and Wellbeing

How burgers and chips for lunch can worsen your asthma that afternoon

by Evan Williams

Certain foods or dietary patterns are linked with better control of your asthma. Others may make it worse. Depending on what you’ve eaten, you can see the effects in hours.

Health and Wellbeing

‘That’s getting a bit wild, kids!’ Why children love to play-fight and why it is good for them

by Emily Freeman

"That’s getting a bit wild, kids! Why don’t you play something quieter?" How often have you found yourself saying something like this to your children as they’re rolling around on the lounge room floor?

Health and Wellbeing

What does having a ‘good relationship with food’ mean? 4 ways to know if you’ve got one

by Clare Collins, Tracy Burrows

Travelling on a train recently you couldn’t help but overhear two women deep in conversation about a mutual obsession with food, including emotional triggers that pushed them towards chocolate and pizza.

Our Communities

The ripple effect of drought

by Penny Harnett

Drought is like a creeping cancer. It insidiously infects communities. It spreads profound and multifaceted challenges that demand multidisciplinary treatment.

Arts, Culture and Society

Run like a girl

by Gemma Wolk

The game changing program revolutionising female participation in sport

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