Mosquitoes carrying anti-viral bacteria have dramatically reduced the spread of dengue fever in Australia due to research carried out by a team led by Dr Perran Ross at the University of Melbourne. Researchers spent a decade studying the Wolbachia bacterium that ...
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When staying positive becomes bad for your health
For many, keeping positive and optimistic has been key to navigating the uncertainties and perils of the COVID-19 pandemic. But those harbouring an obsession with staying upbeat, or viewing negative emotions as a failure or weakness, may have fallen into ...
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We might not be able to see it, but whenever we speak or cough or hiccup, we expel a kind of ‘mouth rain’ – a shower of tiny droplets that is thought to travel at least 1.5 metres. It is ...
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