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Shifting the focus from size to exercise
Research shows it may be better to be fat and fit than slim and sedentary.
Challenging age-old assumptions
The goal of supporting people to age well never gets old for ACU’s Professor of Healthy Ageing, Laurie Buys.
A passion for women's health
Meet Courtney Giles, the ACU researcher who is exploring the effects of exercise on childbearing women.
The benefit of time-restricted eating
How time-restricted eating can make a big impact for those with type 2 diabetes and why we should all curb late-night snacking.
Putting a name to the 'lost emotion' of our distracted age
Exploring the ancient emotion of acedia, an unwelcome by-product of the pandemic, with ACU’s Dr Jonathan Zecher.
How personal archives uncover history's untold stories
Why you should think twice before clearing out your ‘sentimental clutter’.
The strength of Paralympic powerlifters
The lessons we can learn from some of the world’s strongest athletes, with ACU’s Dr Dan van den Hoek.
Why we need to stop telling boys they don't like reading
Primary school boys who love to read storybooks: ACU’s Laura Scholes disrupts the ‘boys don’t read’ discourse.
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