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Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017
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In a new report released by the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH),staying socially engaged with a wide circle of friends and family may help maintain our thinking skills and slow cognitive decline as we age.

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Action Changes Things
Monday, 20 Feb 2017
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The theme of the Symposium is the translation of current mental health research into practice.

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World Economic Forum in Davos
Sunday, 19 Feb 2017
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Professor Emily Banks and Dr Kamalini Lokuge represented ANU at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland alongside VC Brian Schmidt and Professor Carola Vinuesa.

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ProYouth oz
Friday, 17 Feb 2017
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We are testing an online program designed to help young people improve their body image. The study is being carried out by researchers from The Australian National University and the University Heidelberg in Germany.

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Danger asbestos sign
Thursday, 16 Feb 2017
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The ANU has released the third report of its ACT Asbestos Health Study which examined the health concerns of people who have lived in a house with loose-fill asbestos insulation.

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Gay Pride
Tuesday, 14 Feb 2017
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A study led by the Centre for Research on Ageing, Health & Wellbeing (CRAHW) has challenged a common perception that homosexual and bisexual people are at risk of poor mental health and suicide.

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Kathryn Bowen
Tuesday, 14 Feb 2017
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Dr Kathryn Bowen has been invited to be a Lead Author for The Global Environment Outlook 6th report - GEO-6 which is the flagship publication for the United Nations Environment Programme.

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Latrine and view in Hlalmeta
Saturday, 11 Feb 2017
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Dr Susana Vaz Nery’s research seeks to minimise diseases that are transmitted through contaminated soil. She recently won funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to continue he

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Tuesday, 07 Feb 2017
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Reducing soil-transmitted helminth (STH) disease burden in resource limited environments:  an investigation into the impact of the ‘BALatrine’ on improving the health and sanitation of local communities in Indonesia.

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