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A common energy drink ingredient could be leading blood cancer cells to grow and multiply.

Urgent warning issued about cancer-causing energy drinks

An urgent warning has been issued over a common ingredient in popular energy drinks that may be linked to the rapid spread of cancer.

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Harvard has called President Trump demands an attack on free speech and academic freedom.

Australia is trying to woo US researchers shunned by Trump

As Donald Trump cuts billions of federal dollars from science institutes and universities and restricts what can be studied, other nations are hoping to pick up talent that has been cast aside.

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Another man has died with melioidosis in Queensland this week.

Deadly infectious disease claims life amid wet weather surge

Cases of the illness have spiked during ongoing floods and heavy rainfall.

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Is it time to update the guidelines on IVF gender selection in Australia? 

Is it time to update the guidelines on IVF gender selection in Australia? 

We found out the sex of our second child because I really wanted a boy. But what if we found out we were having another girl? Would we then have tried for three? Probably. 

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Adult testing for ADHD and autism can be costly so people are looking elsewhere.

TikTokers are self-diagnosing. That’s good and bad.

SARAH GUNDLE: Adult testing for ADHD and autism can be costly so people are looking elsewhere.

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Caitlin Bailey spent $45,000 travelling to the US to choose the sex of her child via IVF. 

‘Makes me sick’: Plea from mum who dodged IVF gender ban

An influencer who flew overseas to side-step an Australian ban on gender selection has issued an emotional plea after going public with her story. 

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Parents say their little boy became sick after using a formula made by Coco2 Australia.

Aussie-based baby formula at centre of unsettling ‘malnutrition’ fears

‘He just started to go downhill, just quite lethargic, lost all his colour, lost weight.’

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Weight-loss jab Mounjaro helps people with obesity shed significantly more weight than rival Wegovy, research suggests.

‘King Kong’ of weight-loss jabs wins head-to-head challenge

Researchers compared two popular weight-loss injections and found that while both helped people lose kilos, one turned out to be more effective.

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Elon Musk has backed up his doomsday prediction with facts from a supercomputer.

Scientists confirm Elon Musk’s doomsday prediction

US President Donald Trump recently re-allocated funds away from certain NASA projects and toward Elon Musk’s mission to Mars research, after the billionaire made a dire doomsday prediction.

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Mother Tegan Lucas says having triplets 'is the best thing and the hardest thing'.

Mother's Day gift these 'supermums' are hoping for

Millions of Australian mums are celebrating Mother's Day, but some parents will also be facing significant struggles with twins, triplets and more to manage.

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Google has agreed to pay Texas nearly $US1.4 billion.

Google pays $US1.3b after privacy breach lawsuit defeat

Tech giant Google has been forced to settle a monstrous data breach privacy lawsuit with the state of Texas, to the tune of nearly $US1.4 billion and has been sued by Mexico.

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Scientists now believe they know when and where the virus first emerged. 
Sharks and other marine life have washed up on the shores. Facebook

Horror discoveries at popular beaches

Experts have warned residents to stay away from the water at popular beaches after scores of dead marine life washed up on the shore.

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 iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple TV devices are all believed to be at risk.

Apple users warned: Flaw means devices could be ‘weaponised’

Cybersecurity experts have discovered worrying flaws that have left tens of millions of Apple product users vulnerable to hackers who could take over and ‘weaponise’ their devices. 

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A US judge is holding Apple in contempt for wilfully violating a court injunction. (AP PHOTO)

Apple referred for possible contempt probe in Fortnite case

A federal judge strongly rebuked the tech giant, accusing Apple’s vice-president of finance of ‘outright’ lying under oath.

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