All posts tagged "health"

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  Medicine

  New funding takes UQ towards clinical trials of dementia ultrasound treatment

  Safety testing of a pioneering ultrasound technique that could delay the effects of dementia will begin in Brisbane late in 2019, led...

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  Research

  Diets lacking in essential vitamins and minerals

  New research led by University of Illinois with CSIRO, the International Food Policy Research Institute and others shows that unless we act...

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  News and Views

  University of Melbourne welcomes NHMRC grant funding

  The University of Melbourne has welcomed funding as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Grants, announced by...

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  Medicine

  Alzheimer’s drug may help battle antibiotic resistance

  Dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria could soon be targeted with a drug initially developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

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  Research

  Link between neonatal vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia confirmed

  Newborns with vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life, a team of Australian and Danish researchers has...

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  Medicine

  Study will trace deadly germ’s move into the community

  Advanced genome sequencing will be used to track how Clostridium difficile (C.diff) – bacteria that cause diarrhoea and even death – spread...

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  Technology

  Stentrode developed for brain treatments without major surgery

  Australian researchers have developed a tiny device that electrically stimulates the brain and could one day be used to treat conditions such...

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  Medicine

  Nano-signature discovery could revolutionise cancer diagnosis

  A quick and easy test to detect cancer from blood or biopsy tissue could eventually result in a new approach to patient...

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  Who's Who

  Perth tech takes out Australian start-up competition

  Perth medical device company, OncoRes Medical, has progressed to the global finals of an internationally-recognised start-up event, which will see the company...

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  Research

  Pelvic floor study puts weight on resistance training

  Resistance training improves pelvic floor strength and, contrary to popular belief, may not cause incontinence in women, a ground-breaking study by Charles...