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December 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Grzeskowiak, Fellow in Medicines Use and Safety, Flinders University Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock As many as 90% or more of pregnant people experience some degree of nausea or vomiting, often colloquially referred to as “morning sickness”. For some, it is relatively mild, coming and going during the first ... <a title="Morning sickness doesn’t only occur in the morning. So why do we still call it that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/morning-sickness-doesnt-only-occur-in-the-morning-so-why-do-we-still-call-it-that-219707/" aria-label="Read more about Morning sickness doesn’t only occur in the morning. So why do we still call it that?">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hillier, Professor: Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of South Australia Shutterstock There’s no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a “theta” state – said to help with relaxation, inward focus and sleep. But what exactly does it mean to change one’s ... <a title="Alpha, beta, theta: what are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/alpha-beta-theta-what-are-brain-states-and-brain-waves-and-can-we-control-them-219236/" aria-label="Read more about Alpha, beta, theta: what are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hanne E F Nielsen, Senior lecturer, University of Tasmania Antarctica is often imagined as the last untouched wilderness. Unfortunately, avian influenza (“bird flu”) is encroaching on the icy continent. The virus has already reached the sub-Antarctic islands between the Antarctic Peninsula and South America. It’s only a ... <a title="Avian influenza has killed millions of seabirds around the world: Antarctica could be next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/avian-influenza-has-killed-millions-of-seabirds-around-the-world-antarctica-could-be-next-216738/" aria-label="Read more about Avian influenza has killed millions of seabirds around the world: Antarctica could be next">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Roger D. Harris Alex Saab was freed from US captivity in what Venezuelan Prof. Maria Victor Paez described as “a triumph of Venezuelan diplomacy.” The diplomat had been imprisoned for trying to bring humanitarian supplies to Venezuela in legal international trade but in circumvention of Washington’s illegal economic coercive measures, ... <a title="How the Campaign to Free Venezuelan Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/how-the-campaign-to-free-venezuelan-political-prisoner-alex-saab-succeeded/" aria-label="Read more about How the Campaign to Free Venezuelan Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. When countries’ national elections are closely fought, it means that the median voters critically determine the parliamentary or congressional outcome. But, though depending to a considerable extent on the prevailing political culture, the centre-of-gravity of the resulting government may be far from that median usually ‘centrist’ position of the voters. The ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Political Culture and Close Elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/keith-rankin-analysis-political-culture-and-close-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Political Culture and Close Elections">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Sora Shimazaki/Pexels Painful periods are common. More than half of people who menstruate have some pain for up to three days a month, typically throbbing or cramping in the lower abdomen. Digestive changes – such ... <a title="Got period pain or cramps? What to eat and avoid, according to science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/got-period-pain-or-cramps-what-to-eat-and-avoid-according-to-science-218344/" aria-label="Read more about Got period pain or cramps? What to eat and avoid, according to science">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Kelsey, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau As part of its coalition deal with National, the ACT Party is preparing to resurrect its “regulatory responsibility” legislation for the fourth time. This is despite the idea having been consistently rejected since 2007. As ... <a title="ACT’s attempt at regulatory reform in NZ has failed 3 times already – what’s different now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/acts-attempt-at-regulatory-reform-in-nz-has-failed-3-times-already-whats-different-now-220140/" aria-label="Read more about ACT’s attempt at regulatory reform in NZ has failed 3 times already – what’s different now?">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Woodman, TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Much has been made of the increasing presence of the “bank of mum and dad” in the lives of Australians. We know financial support from parents to adult children is increasingly used for entering the ... <a title="It’s not just housing: the ‘bank of mum and dad’ is increasingly helping fund the lives of young Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/its-not-just-housing-the-bank-of-mum-and-dad-is-increasingly-helping-fund-the-lives-of-young-australians-219966/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just housing: the ‘bank of mum and dad’ is increasingly helping fund the lives of young Australians">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Finnane, Professor (honorary), The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Christmas is coming to Taipei and the city is at least partially decked out for the season. In Muzha, on the city’s outskirts, the Catholic church has set up a nativity scene. There is as yet no baby ... <a title="Why Taiwan’s falling birth rate has become a national security issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/why-taiwans-falling-birth-rate-has-become-a-national-security-issue-219968/" aria-label="Read more about Why Taiwan’s falling birth rate has become a national security issue">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Baillie, Professor of Allied Health, University of Sydney Adrian Swancar/Unsplash EG.5 or the Eris COVID variant is dominant in parts of Australia. Eris, along with other circulating strains, are descendants of Omicron. While these strains appear less severe than the original Alpha and Delta variants, the ... <a title="I have COVID. How likely am I to get long COVID?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/i-have-covid-how-likely-am-i-to-get-long-covid-218808/" aria-label="Read more about I have COVID. How likely am I to get long COVID?">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Lau, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, James Cook University Shutterstock If we want to understand the future, it’s often useful to look at the past. And even more useful if you use octopus DNA to peer into worlds long gone. About 125,000 years ago, the Earth was in ... <a title="What octopus DNA tells us about Antarctic ice sheet collapse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/what-octopus-dna-tells-us-about-antarctic-ice-sheet-collapse-218810/" aria-label="Read more about What octopus DNA tells us about Antarctic ice sheet collapse">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell Fox, Lecturer, Monash University Earlier this month, a Senate inquiry recommended Australian students get specific lessons in how to behave. Following concerns about increasing levels of disruptive behaviour in Australian schools at both primary and high school levels, the inquiry wants to see: the explicit teaching ... <a title="There’s a call for a new ‘behaviour curriculum’ in Australian schools. Is that a good idea?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/22/theres-a-call-for-a-new-behaviour-curriculum-in-australian-schools-is-that-a-good-idea-219593/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a call for a new ‘behaviour curriculum’ in Australian schools. Is that a good idea?">Read more</a>
