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Does gluten prevent type 2 diabetes? Probably not

  • Written by: Duane Mellor, Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Canberra
imageReports gluten can prevent type 2 diabetes come from a study that didn't really prove this. from www.shutterstock.com.au

A recent analysis of a massive study observing the effect of food on the health of nearly 200,000 American health professionals suggested eating more gluten was associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

But is it really...

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Explainer: how the Australian dollar affects the results of companies

  • Written by: Dirk Baur, Professor of Finance, University of Western Australia
imageSome companies are really affected by foreign exchange markets.

Like any other major currency, the Australian dollar (AUD) plays a crucial role in the economic and financial system. Exports and imports, domestic and international investors are all affected by, and react to, exchange rate fluctuations. One way to see this in action is by looking at...

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Contested spaces: living next door to Alice (and Anh and Abdullah)

  • Written by: Edgar Liu, Research Fellow at City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
imageHow is apartment living changing the way we get to know our increasingly diverse neighbourhoods? from www.shutterstock.com

This is the eighth article in our Contested Spaces series. These pieces look at the conflicting uses, expectations and norms that people bring to public spaces, the clashes that result and how we can resolve these.


Ethnic...

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Can we trust Big Tobacco to promote public health?

  • Written by: Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney

There’s a new catchcry in public health: people working in tobacco control should join with Big Tobacco to promote “safer” tobacco products.

It runs like this: before starting work each morning, tobacco company employees sing with gusto the company song “Thank you, thank you, addictive nicotine”. But they really hate...

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  1. How to cut Australia's $48 billion crime bill
  2. The off-topic Conversation #118
  3. Why the free market hasn't slashed power prices (and what to do about it)
  4. Extreme weather likely behind worst recorded mangrove dieback in northern Australia
  5. There's cause for celebration and concern in how Australians are giving to charity
  6. Infographic: a snapshot of charities and giving in Australia
  7. Parents shouldn't rely on My School data when choosing a school for their child
  8. The future of online advertising is big data and algorithms
  9. Seven things to keep in mind if you're going to March for Science
  10. Extinction or survival: how storytellers explore the ethics of colonising other planets
  11. Prisoners are excluded from the NDIS – here's why it matters
  12. Gas crisis? Or glut? Why Japan pays less for Australian LNG than Australians do
  13. Julie Bishop sends sharp message to China about democracy
  14. The Cherry Blossom Uprising: Monitory Democracy in Korea
  15. New skulls from China have scientists and the media in a muddle
  16. Women troll on dating apps just as often as men
  17. Contested spaces: 'virtuous drivers, malicious cyclists' mindset gets us nowhere
  18. Why we're wasting money on medical tests and how behavioural insights can help
  19. One Nation's preference deal in the WA election comes back to bite it
  20. Dr Google probably isn't the worst place to get your health advice
  21. A murky cauldron – modern witchcraft and the spell on Trump
  22. How Facebook and Google changed the advertising game
  23. The decoupling delusion: rethinking growth and sustainability
  24. Turnbull's refusal to rule out preferencing Hanson raises questions about the 'real Malcolm'
  25. The Conversation's FactCheck granted accreditation by International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter
  26. Labor wins WA in a landslide as One Nation fails to land a blow
  27. Labor romps to landslide win in WA election
  28. Labor very likely to win WA election as One Nation slumps
  29. Our gas market hits the red zone , as predicted
  30. Vale Bill Leak: a satirist who played hard and took no prisoners
  31. Banning foreign political donations won't fix all that ails our system
  32. Companies should stick to the standards to avoid misleading investors
  33. New law will force some (but not all) organisations to reveal data breaches
  34. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Western Australian election
  35. Goodbye glamour-puss and rugged hero: smokers lose brand identity with plain cigarette packaging
  36. So long, Climate Institute – too sensible for the current policy soap opera
  37. Contested spaces: living off the edge in a city mall where design fuels conflict
  38. Why is it still so hard for patients in need to get medicinal cannabis?
  39. Not 'all is forgiven' for asylum seekers returned to Sri Lanka
  40. Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens
  41. Friday essay: video games, military culture and new narratives of war
  42. Five myths about the new cervical screening program that refuse to die
  43. Young workers expect their older colleagues to get out of the way
  44. Faking it: we should make manipulating algorithms for political purposes a crime
  45. Why 'green-black' alliances are less simple than they seem
  46. Grattan on Friday: One Nation blows WA campaign but will Hanson’s supporters care?
  47. Politics podcast: WA election – Mark McGowan accuses Turnbull of bluffing
  48. Research Check: will using lice products give my children behavioural problems?
  49. Australians' attitudes to vaccination are more complex than a simple 'pro' or 'anti' label
  50. What our backyards can tell us about the world

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