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An impaired sense of smell often signals cognitive decline, but 'smell training' could help

  • Written by: Anna Wolf, Postdoctoral Fellow, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne
An impaired sense of smell often signals cognitive decline, but 'smell training' could helpAs people age, their sense of smell can decline.From shutterstock.com

As we age, we often have problems with our ability to smell (called olfactory dysfunction). Older people might not be able to identify an odour or differentiate one odour from another. In some cases they might not be able to detect an odour at all.

Odour identification...

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How the NSW election promises on transport add up

  • Written by: Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute

Sydney is awash with construction activity – new motorways, light rail and the Metro project are all part of an infrastructure deluge. And as New South Wales voters head to the polls, the two major parties keep raining promises on electorates of ever-larger, ever-faster transport projects.

But with early voting now open, it’s time to...

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Dentists need a licence to practice. Why not economists?

  • Written by: Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
Dentists need a licence to practice. Why not economists?Dentists don't get to practice unless they are accredited. Economists can practice on anyone.Shutterstock

The great British economist John Maynard Keynes said he longed for the day when economics could be thought of as a “matter for specialists - like dentistry”.

It’s easier to become an economist than a dentist, or a doctor or a...

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Why wait for the Brexit fog to clear? Australian, British and multinational businesses are moving on

  • Written by: Gabriele Suder, Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne & Director, International CEO Forum, University of Melbourne
Why wait for the Brexit fog to clear? Australian, British and multinational businesses are moving onIt'll be a while until what's happened becomes clear. Enterprises and other governments can't afford to wait.Shutterstock

Now that the British Parliament has rejected the revised Brexit deal, all parties involved realise that uncertainties are here to stay.

The only certainty at this stage is that British politicians are about to vote on whether...

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