It’s not merely about surviving the holidays, but about embracing them with a sense of mindfulness, balance, and joy.
The number of hospital emergency department presentations has increased between 23% and 49% globally in the past decade, and care is the casualty.
A healthy retreat or a slippery slope? Experts from Monash and beyond discuss how escapism, from LARPing to video games to binge-watching, affects our lives.
Most of us have heard of epilepsy. Lesser known to the public is that seizures can lead to an uncommon but fatal complication known as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
Pigs with human kidneys? Brain-powered computer chips? Science is creating new kinds of living things – and our moral understanding needs to catch up fast.
For more than 100 years, it’s been thought that brain function is localised, but new research proves that activity spans almost its entirety.
There are increasing calls for religious instruction to be replaced with religion classes that foster social cohesion and intercultural understanding.
How to thrive and enjoy the Christmas and New Year break, even in the most trying of circumstances.
On a new episode of Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, discover how we can ensure our transition to a decarbonised future is just.
Sixty healthy volunteers took “magic mushrooms” in a lab, and scientists recorded their brains during their experience.
Season seven of Monash University’s podcast, ‘What Happens Next?’, kicks off with a focus on focus. Has the average attention span dropped in the age of social media and smartphones?
Healthcare is increasingly turning to AI to make patient care more effective, safe, and efficient, but the question remains: Does the reality match the intentions?
A career U-turn led Associate Professor Adeel Razi to the forefront of research aiming to develop next-generation mental health therapies.
Vladimir Putin has used his belief in the “historical unity” of Russians and Ukrainians to justify his bloody invasion of Ukraine, but it’s a long way from the truth.
It’s only through dialogue, conversation and interaction that we’ll begin to learn about the multiform realities that shape our world.
Researchers are exploring the medical frontier of psychedelics, and their use in facilitating psychotherapy for common mental illnesses.
Could psychedelic drugs provide the next big breakthrough in psychiatry? This episode of the ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast considers the regulatory, cultural and scientific aspects of psychedelic treatment for mental illness – and how innovation in this area could improve the lives of millions of people.
There’s more we can do to help ourselves and others in such challenging times, and mindfulness may be one approach that can sustain us.
Conscious sleep intrusions can shut us off and make our minds wander somewhere, or nowhere.
A very personal call to action to change the conversation around gender-based violence.
A research centre will bring together philosophers, psychologists and scientists to unravel the mysteries of the human mind.
COVID-19 has highlighted what's possible when the collective will exists to mobilise attention and healthcare resources – something the slow emergence of chronic disease could not.
Offering psychology studies in high school, and valuing it through inclusion in the curriculum, will help students understand and cope with inevitable changes in the future.
As we (hopefully) start to move out of the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, there's a variety of issues we need to retain in our conversations with, and about, men’s health.
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