People dressed in all black holding offensive banners were seen in several locations along a freeway in Melbourne ShareGet SBS News daily and direct to your InboxSign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.Your email address *Morning (Mon–Fri) Incumbent Russell Broadbent has captured 10 percent of the vote as an independent in the multi-candidate race that may not know a winner for days The AEC has not indicated a two party preferred count in the seat of Monash where the first preferences returned four candidates with 10 percent or more of the vote Liberal Mary Aldred leads with a 32 percent of first preferences and Labor’s Tully Fletcher sits on 20 percent They each suffered a five percent swing against them with votes going to independents and minor parties Climate 200-backed Deb Leonard has seen almost an 7 percent swing toward them to achieve a competitive 17 percent of first preferences Incumbent Broadbent ran as an independent after leaving the Liberal Party when Aldred was preselected over him His bid to tackle “unfinished business” has achieved 10 percent of the vote which may prove pivotal in pushing his former party over the line to retake Monash and block Labor and the “Teal” the ABC so far has Aldred ahead in their two party preferred with a 4.8 percent margin Unfortunately for the progressive side’s chances the Greens suffered this election with candidate Terence Steele seeing a drop in first preferences to below five percent One Nations’ Kuljeet Kaur Robinson retained the party’s vote at about 7 percent Trumpet of Patriots and Family First sit on 2.4 and 1.7 of the vote These votes will likely help Aldred further Leonard thanked her volunteers and supports for the result that will likely take days to be definitive “We showed that Monash will not be taken for granted anymore,” she said grateful and inspired to be a part of this movement and to have had the honour of working alongside so many incredible members of our community.” The multi-horse race in the seat of Monash is too close to call with the electorate split between the major parties and independents former Liberal-turned-independent Russell Broadbent sits on about 10 precent of the vote with half of the vote counted his may not be enough to get his former party to regain the seat The contest predicted to be between new Liberal candidate Mary Aldred who gained an almost 10 percent swing to get almost 20 percent of the primary vote who also sits on almost 20 percent of the vote A contest that will come down to a close preference count the winner of the Gippsland seat may not be known until Monday many of the preferences will likely flow progressive with Greens Labor and Leonard both enjoying each others preferences in the 2022 election has called for Independent Deb Leonard to win Monash The Motley Fool offers a range of services designed to help you achieve your financial goals. 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Learn More Monash IVF shares have been under pressure lately.  it was revealed that an Australian woman had unknowingly given birth to a stranger's baby after her fertility clinic accidentally implanted another woman's embryos into her The clinic in question was Monash IVF.  Monash IVF Group (ASX: MVF) shares fell 36% that day from $1.08 to $0.69.  with a 24 April Macquarie research report appearing very bullish on the stock They have placed a $1.60 price target on it Macquarie views Monash IVF as well placed to capitalise on trends for the IVF industry Monash IVF operates 13 permanent clinics across Australia Grand View Research expects the Australian in vitro fertilization market to grow at a CAGR of 7% from 2024 to 2030 Frozen Nondonor is expected to be the fastest-growing procedure type during the forecast period driven by a 4.2% increase in fresh cycles and a 7.2% increase in frozen cycles Macquarie expects Monash IVF to retain most of its market share due to the nature of the procedure,  most patients are likely to stay with the same doctors the broker did acknowledge that a small portion of patients would likely switch to other providers genetic testing was added to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) including reproductive carrier testing for cystic fibrosis These are the most inheritable genetic conditions and can reduce life expectancy.  and pregnant individuals or those looking to become pregnant are eligible.  Monash IVF expects a significant portion of individuals considering pregnancy to be tested Monash IVF expects around 1 in 200 reproductive couples to test positive on the three-gene panel.  Macquarie expects a portion of these tests to be converted to IVF cycles driving "significant incremental IVF cycles in the coming years." 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the Frankston Line to the Werribee Line universities and hospitals for all Victorians SRL East will connect our growing health retail and employment precincts in Melbourne’s east and south east between Cheltenham and Box Hill enable more direct journeys for regional Victorians and enhance walking The SRL East station at Monash will connect more people to the largest employment and innovation hub outside of Melbourne’s CBD employees and visitors with a direct train connection for the first time The new station platform will sit around 20m below ground with two station entrances one facing north towards Ferntree Gully Road and a southern entrance oriented towards Monash University The two-level underground station will include a concourse level and an island platform below with escalators and lifts for passengers Ticketing and customer facilities will also be located on the concourse level A new bus interchange off Howleys Road will make it more convenient to access bus services with accessible pick up and drop off areas taxi bays and undercover bicycle parking located nearby New pedestrian and cycling paths will connect the station precinct to Monash University and nearby employment areas Above ground buildings at the station will accommodate bicycle parking and potential retail tenancies They will also house essential rail operations and systems equipment including emergency and safety infrastructure These 2 to 3 level buildings will consist of: About 9000 passengers are projected to use the SRL station at Monash daily when trains start running in 2035 education and research facilities in the area SRL East will deliver more jobs closer to where people live Employment in Monash will boom with an additional 19,000 jobs as a result of SRL East and SRL North Up to 8000 direct local jobs will be created during construction of SRL East and it will support many more across the economy Trains will run every 6 minutes in the peak increasing with demand to around every two minutes Travel time between stations will be around 3 to 4 minutes with an end-to-end journey from Cheltenham to Box Hill just 22 minutes SRL East will build on the qualities and characteristics of the neighbourhoods surrounding stations with new and enhanced recreation spaces as well as improved walking and cycling paths to cater for our growing suburbs Delivering faster and more reliable public transport for Melbourne and regional Victoria SRL East will generate around 70,000 daily trips creating a 47% shift away from private vehicle use and easing road congestion Construction works for the SRL station at Monash will be carefully staged to ensure safety and minimise disruption to the community Construction stages and activities include: Two tunnel access shafts would be located at the SRL station site at Monash to facilitate tunnelling between Clayton and Glen Waverley Construction of the SRL station at Monash will be completed in stages and is expected to take approximately 7 years Disruption at surface level is expected to be shorter than the overall construction time consisting of an approximate 1.6km area around the new stations As with other major infrastructure projects surrounding communities may experience some impacts during construction Works will be carefully managed to minimise traffic and transport disruptions to ensure people can still get where they need to go on Melbourne's road and public transport networks The following traffic and transport impacts are anticipated in Monash: A range of measures will minimise and manage impacts on businesses and residents similar to what has been done successfully for other recent major infrastructure projects in Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop Authority has prepared Business and Residential Support Guidelines which include specific measures to support businesses and residents who may be impacted during the construction of SRL East Suburban Rail Loop Authority has engaged more than 20,000 people via online and face to face consultation activities Your feedback is important to planning and developing Suburban Rail Loop and will contribute to making areas around SRL East stations even better places to live raising concerns about its impact on health Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations typically containing ingredients not commonly used in home cooking Examples of these types of foods include chips These foods, and the ingredients they contain, are designed for convenience and long shelf life, and to enhance palatability but often come at the cost of nutritional value has shed light on a particularly alarming consequence – the acceleration of biological ageing Biological age refers to how old a person seems based on various molecular biomarkers which is the number of years a person has lived A second generation of epigenetic clocks was developed a few years later that incorporated environmental variants such as smoking or chronological age. Among these was the PhenoAge and GrimAge clocks biological age can be influenced by genetics and it can differ significantly from chronological age A person with a healthy lifestyle may have a biological age younger than their chronological age The Monash University study, published in the journal Age and Ageing, was led by nutritional biochemist Dr Barbara Cardoso, a senior lecturer in the University’s Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food It involved 16,055 participants from the United States aged 20-79 whose health and lifestyles were comparable to those in other Western countries such as Australia The study used the PhenoAge clock to assess biological ageing It found a significant association between increased UPF consumption and accelerated biological ageing the gap between biological and chronological age widened by approximately 2.4 months Participants in the highest UPF consumption quintile (68-100% of energy intake in their diet) were biologically 0.86 years older than those in the lowest quintile (39% or less of energy intake in their diet) Dr Cardoso said the findings underlined the importance of eating as many unprocessed and minimally-processed foods as possible “The significance of our findings is tremendous as our predictions show that for every 10% increase in total energy intake from ultra-processed food consumption there is a nearly 2% increased risk of mortality and 0.5% risk of chronic disease over two years,” she said “Assuming a standard diet of 2000 calories [8500 kilojoules] per day adding an extra 200 calories of ultra-processed food which roughly equals an 80-gram serving of chicken bites or a small chocolate bar could lead to the biological ageing process advancing by more than two months compared to chronological ageing.” Read more Is greenery the secret to slowing the biological ageing process? The study used data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2010 Diet quality was assessed with the American Heart Association (AHA) 2020 and the Healthy Eating Index 2015 (HEI-15) The association between UPF intake and biological ageing remained significant after adjusting for diet quality and total energy intake This suggested the association could be due to other factors such as lower intake of flavonoids or phytoestrogens which occur in natural foods such as fresh fruit and vegetables or higher exposure to packaging chemicals and compounds formed during food processing “Adults with higher UPF tended to be biologically older,” the study found “This association is partly independent of diet quality suggesting that food processing may contribute to biological ageing acceleration Our findings point to a compelling reason to target UPF consumption to promote healthier ageing.” The results also support earlier research linking UPF consumption to ageing markers such as telomere length (a shorter telomere length is a sign of cell ageing), frailty, cognitive decline, and dementia.  Dr Cardoso said while the study participants were from the US the relevance of the findings apply to Australians too – on average ultra-processed foods represented almost 40% of total energy intake among Australian adults She said given the global population continued to age demonstrating the adverse effects of UPFs reinforced the need for dietary-focused public health strategies to prolong a healthy lifespan “Our findings indicate that reducing ultra-processed foods in the diet may help slow the biological ageing trajectory bringing another reason to target ultra-processed foods when considering strategies to promote healthy ageing,” she said Mechanisms by which UPFs may accelerate biological ageing include: individuals can take several practical steps: This work was carried out in collaboration with senior author Euridice Martinez Steele from the University of California at Los Angeles from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US) The fight against diabetes in Malaysia and Southeast Asia requires a multifaceted approach that addresses dietary habits An unhealthy obsession with eating well might be more common than you think and can lead to unintended health issues such as malnutrition It’s on the rise and affects people of all body sizes and genders but binge-eating disorder is widely misunderstood and often ignored Early identification is the first step in addressing malnutrition This requires systematic routine screening processes A recent review has found that almost three in 10 adult hospital patients in high-income countries may have the deficiency We acknowledge and pay respects to the Elders and Traditional Owners of the land on which our Australian campuses stand. 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