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Episode 65 - The science of running vs antidepressents for mental and physical health

Verhoeven, J. E., Han, L. K., Lever-van Milligen, B. A., Hu, M. X., Révész, D., Hoogendoorn, A. W., ... & Penninx, B. W. (2023). Antidepressants or running therapy: Comparing effects on mental and physical health in patients with depression and anxiety disorders. Journal of affective disorders, 329, 19-29.

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Episode 64 - The Science of Short Video Addiction and Decision Making

Liu, C., Wang, J., Li, H., Shangguan, Q., Jin, W., Zhu, W., ... & Wang, Q. (2025). Loss aversion and evidence accumulation in short-video addiction: A behavioral and neuroimaging investigation. NeuroImage, 121250.

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Episode 63 - The Science Of Parental Technology Use...Again?

Toledo-Vargas, M., Chong, K. H., Maddren, C. I., Howard, S. J., Wakefield, B., & Okely, A. D. (2025). Parental technology use in a child’s presence and health and development in the early years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA pediatrics.

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Episode 62 - The Science Of Parental Technology Use

Toledo-Vargas, M., Chong, K. H., Maddren, C. I., Howard, S. J., Wakefield, B., & Okely, A. D. (2025). Parental technology use in a child’s presence and health and development in the early years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA pediatrics.

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Episode 61 - The science of intermittent fasting and weight loss

Semnani-Azad, Z., Khan, T. A., Chiavaroli, L., Chen, V., Bhatt, H. A., Chen, A., ... & Sievenpiper, J. L. (2025). Intermittent fasting strategies and their effects on body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. bmj, 389.

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Episode 60 - The science of golf courses and parkinsons disease

Krzyzanowski, B., Mullan, A. F., Dorsey, E. R., Chirag, S. S., Turcano, P., Camerucci, E., ... & Savica, R. (2025). Proximity to Golf Courses and Risk of Parkinson Disease. JAMA Network Open, 8(5), e259198-e259198.

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Episode 59 - The Science of the smoking, drinking and physical inactivity on health

Kekäläinen, T., Ahola, J., Reinilä, E., Savikangas, T., Kinnunen, M. L., Pitkänen, T., & Kokko, K. (2025). Cumulative associations between health behaviours, mental well-being, and health over 30 years. Annals of Medicine, 57(1). https://doi-org.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/10.1080/07853890.2025.2479233

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Episode 58 - The Science of the African Heritage Diet

Temba, G. S., Pecht, T., Kullaya, V. I., Vadaq, N., Mosha, M. V., Ulas, T., ... & de Mast, Q. (2025). Immune and metabolic effects of African heritage diets versus Western diets in men: a randomized controlled trial. Nature Medicine, 1-14.

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Episode 57 - The Science of Dementia Risk Factors

Livingston, G., Huntley, J., Liu, K. Y., Costafreda, S. G., Selbæk, G., Alladi, S., ... & Mukadam, N. (2024). Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission. The Lancet, 404(10452), 572-628.

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Episode 56 - The Science of Coffee and Sleep

Clark, I., & Landolt, H. P. (2017). Coffee, caffeine, and sleep: A systematic review of epidemiological studies and randomized controlled trials. Sleep medicine reviews, 31, 70-78.

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