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Strongyloidiasis is a deadly worm infecting many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard of it

  • Written by: Harriet Whiley, Lecturer in Environmental Health, Flinders University

We all know about parasites, like tapeworms that can get into our intestines if we eat infected undercooked meat. There are many types of parasitic worms, including flatworms and roundworms, and they can all make humans sick.

But there’s one infection by a parasitic worm that, worldwide, makes more people ill than malaria, and yet hardly...

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What are ketogenic diets? Can they treat epilepsy and brain cancer?

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
imageHere's the evidence on ketogenic diets. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Ketogenic diets are back in the news with claims they are a “cure-all”. Research shows that in epilepsy not controlled by current treatment, around 50% of children and adults following ketogenic diets have a reduction in seizures. For brain cancer, most research has...

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Virtual child pornography could both help and hinder law enforcement

  • Written by: Hadeel Al-Alosi, Lecturer, School of Law, Western Sydney University

This article is part of a series on how law enforcement is fighting crime across digital borders.


More than one decade ago, the United States government predicted that “technology will soon exist, if it does not already, to make depictions of virtual children look real”.

There is now evidence to suggest we have reached that point.

We...

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Guide to the Classics: Homer's Odyssey

  • Written by: Chris Mackie, Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
imageOdysseus and his crew escape the cyclops, as painted by Arnold Böcklin in 1896Wikimedia

The Odyssey of Homer is a Greek epic poem that tells of the return journey of Odysseus to the island of Ithaca from the war at Troy, which Homer addressed in The Iliad. In the Greek tradition, the war lasted for ten years. Odysseus then spent a further ten...

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  7. Another day, another scandal: CBA blames customers for identity theft
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  9. A look back at Cassini's incredible mission to Saturn before its final plunge into the planet
  10. Kim Jong-un's nuclear ambition: what is North Korea's endgame?
  11. Trump can’t win: the North Korea crisis is a lose-lose proposition for the US
  12. How shopping centres are changing to fight online shopping
  13. Universities must act now on sustainability goals
  14. Without proper protections, same-sex marriage will discriminate against conscientious objectors
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  16. The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits
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  18. This is why we cannot rely on cities alone to tackle climate change
  19. It's reputation that matters when spin doctors go back to the newsroom
  20. I have always wondered: why are some fruits poisonous?
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  22. At last! The world's first ethical guidelines for driverless cars
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  25. The new Great Barrier Reef pollution plan is better, but still not good enough
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  42. Truth to power: how podcasts are getting political
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