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A new blood test can detect the two proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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Duncan Murray

Simple blood test could transform Alzheimer’s diagnosis

A game-changing new blood test for Alzheimer's disease will soon be rolled out in Australia, but there's a good reason why it won't yet be for everyone.

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The intimate thoughts of Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert who led the US through COVID, have been laid bare after his pandemic diary was released by Republican adversaries. Pictured inset with Julia Roberts (above) and Sir Elton John (below).

Doctor and his diary: What Fauci’s private musings reveal

US Politics
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A new blood test can detect the two proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Simple blood test could transform Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Health
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Australia’s medicine regulator has issued a safety warning over popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.

New Ozempic warning as TGA finds link to serious disorder

Health
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The search for the fountain of youth is eternal. But while we could one day easily outlive today’s age expectations — there’s an unavoidable process meaning we all eventually run out of time.

REVEALED: The age humans will never live beyond

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Education

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NAPLAN testing was halted in March after some students were unable to access the writing component.

Parents told glitch affected students’ NAPLAN results

Education
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Pauline Hanson’s plan for international students could make it harder for Australians to get an Uber or book a restaurant, a higher education expert says.

Hanson’s student visa plan could wipe out Uber, cafe staff

Australia
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The Albanese Government will provide $18.2 million over four years to prevent technology failures from marring NAPLAN tests

Albo splashes $18m to stop NAPLAN tech fails

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Major data breach rocks Aussie schools, unis

Education
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Climate Change

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Liberal backbencher Philip Ruddock reacts during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Veteran Liberal MP Philip Ruddock will not seek re-endorsement for preselection in the seat of Berowra at the next federal election.

Ruddock warns Liberals to heed lessons on migration, climate

Politics
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Pacific Island leaders including Australias Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (front row, 2nd from right) pose for the family photo in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

PM says he’ll ‘act in Australia’s interest’ on gas project

Politics
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The Minister for Climate Change and Energy faces an uphill battle with businesses over his emission targets.

Chris Bowen preps to unveil 2035 emission target

Politics
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The Albanese Government is blocking out the 'noise' of climate change denialists.

‘Doesn’t influence policy’: Labor’s blunt renewables message

Politics
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Elon Musk during his interview with Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist.

Elon Musk’s future-gazing vision for humanity

Technology
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Teen boys in the study said they wanted to use social media less often, but felt unable to stop. 

Study links ADHD in boys to addictive social media use

Wellbeing
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A breakthrough in editing the DNA of a human embryo has reignited debate about science’s role in the human reproductive process.

DNA editing breakthrough reignites designer baby debate

Science
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Cats could help scientists better understand human cancer.

Cats could help scientists better understand human cancer

Wellbeing
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Technology

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The federal government wants digital platforms to do deals with media organisations.

Tweaked plan could see tech giants paying for news access

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Anthropic has revealed details after its AI model accessed real-world systems during a safety test after a mistake allowed it to connect to the internet.

Anthropic’s Claude AI breaks safety test to hack systems

Technology
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AI chatbots are revealing they know far more about us than we ever told them, from our finances to our personality flaws.

4 prompts that tell you what chatbots really know about you

Technology
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has defended claims in an Australian parliamentary inquiry that ‘racism is profitable’ to its Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatApp platforms.

Meta denies amplifying hatred to get ‘eyeballs’ on platforms

Technology
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