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Guilty about that afternoon nap? Don't be. It's good for you.

  • Written by: Nicole Lovato, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
Guilty about that afternoon nap? Don't be. It's good for you.Naps have many benefits, including improving memory, reaction times and mood Sal/Flickr, CC BY

You may be familiar with that feeling of overwhelming sleepiness during the mid-afternoon. It’s common, occurs whether you’ve eaten lunch or not, and is caused by a natural dip in alertness from about 1 to 3pm. So, if you find yourself...

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Back to school blues: how to help your child with shyness

  • Written by: Ron Rapee, Director of the Centre for Emotional Health and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology, Macquarie University
Back to school blues: how to help your child with shynessExcessively protecting your child and taking over, doesn’t allow them to learn through experience. Shutterstock

This series draws on the latest research on back to school transitions. In it, the experts explain how best to prepare children for school, and counter difficulties such as stress or bad behaviour.

Around the end of January, more...

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Scrapping pre-approval of medicine ads will put consumers at risk

  • Written by: Ken Harvey, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Scrapping pre-approval of medicine ads will put consumers at riskvitamins

A government bill, currently before a Senate inquiry, aims to simplify the process for advertising medicines. These include over-the-counter products such as Nurofen, and complementary medicines such as vitamins, herbals and homeopathic products. Advertising for prescription medication is not permitted in Australia.

If the bill passes, the...

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Pointing to the scoreboard: how Indigenous hip hop keeps talking to white Australia

  • Written by: GJ Breyley, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University

Indigenous rap has been in the spotlight recently with the success of acts such as A. B. Original. The duo has had a year of awards success with their album Reclaim Australia and hit single January 26:

White Aus still got the black history (that’s true) And that shirt will get you banned from the Parliament If you ain’t having a...

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  10. Get a grip: the twist in the wrist that can ruin tennis careers
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  12. $60 million to save the Great Barrier Reef is a drop in the ocean, but we have to try
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