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Could lab-grown human minibrains help treat Alzheimer's and epilepsy?

Could lab-grown human minibrains help treat Alzheimer's and epilepsy?

The creation of "minibrains" from human stem cells in laboratories could cure many disorders - but also raise profound ethical questions.

  • by Paul Biegler

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Before you start buying anti-ageing cream, try this
Skincare

Before you start buying anti-ageing cream, try this

There are plenty of natural remedies which are worth a shot.

The benefits of practicing mindfulness during your workouts

The benefits of practicing mindfulness during your workouts

'Focusing on my senses makes me feel calmer, as if I’m processing life at a slower pace.'

  • by Evelyn Lewin
My day on a plate: Corey Herbert
Wellbeing

My day on a plate: Corey Herbert

Australian Ballet dancer Corey Herbert, 24, shares her day on a plate. 

  • by Compiled by Nicole Economos
Rebuilding Sydney's nightlife with chicken soup and psychics
Food

Rebuilding Sydney's nightlife with chicken soup and psychics

A New York bar wants to bring Sydney’s nightlife back to the global stage.

  • by Callan Boys
Toasting the hosts behind Melbourne's iconic restaurants
Food

Toasting the hosts behind Melbourne's iconic restaurants

France-Soir, Flower Drum, Caterina’s, the Waiters Restaurant. And, of course, Pellegrini's. If you don’t know these restaurants and call yourself a Melburnian, you’re on shaky ground.

  • by Gemima Cody
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Lemon Face Challenge goes viral for Canberra's brave Annabelle Potts
Brain cancer

Lemon Face Challenge goes viral for Canberra's brave Annabelle Potts

The five-year-old girl, who has been battling brain cancer for two years, has reached the Brumbies, ACT Policing and even The Wiggles.

  • by Megan Doherty
I wish I had known about perinatal anxiety, so I wasn't so frightened
Pregnancy

I wish I had known about perinatal anxiety, so I wasn't so frightened

If this sounds extreme to you, please know that it’s far more common than you might think.

  • by Clementine Ford
In intense times, I'm looking for reasons to hope
Mental health

In intense times, I'm looking for reasons to hope

As the sign on Pellegrini's window said recently: "It is necessary to still create beauty. To still find joy."

  • by Jill Stark
Tuning out: the trouble with using music to help you sleep
Sleep

Tuning out: the trouble with using music to help you sleep

We think music can help us nod off, but the jury's out.

  • by Mary Ward
Guidelines on how to feed your baby are shifting... again
Parenting

Guidelines on how to feed your baby are shifting... again

Once, allergenic foods were avoided, now they are recommended within the first year.

  • by Sarah Berry