People who want a baby and struggle to conceive often resort to in vitro fertilization (IVF). While IVF has helped countless people have children, it’s expensive and comes with some risks. But research shows some people with so-called “unexplained infertility” have a 30-40% chance of conceiving without treatment if they just keep trying for a […]
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Scholars weigh in on new ideas about autism
A new paper that challenges widely held ideas about autism has attracted comments from more than 30 scholars across the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, education, and neuroscience. The authors maintain that many of the behaviors common to autism—including low eye contact, repetitive movements, and the verbatim repetition of words and phrases—are misinterpreted as a lack […]
The proposal to weigh kids at school is misguided
Why are we weighing kids? Last week Deakin University’s Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE) made a proposal to a Senate committee to weigh and measure our children every two years at school. Professor Steven Allender, from Deakin’s Faculty of Health, told the ABC that the current information about obesity is inaccurate and researchers have “no real […]