All posts tagged "health"
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125ResearchSuicidality among childbearing women a major challenge
A study by University of Queensland researchers has highlighted the need to improve mental health assessments and pathways to care for childbearing...
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195MedicineA new way to prevent childhood obesity
For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity by the age of...
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187MedicineIUD saving fertility for women with cancer
A common intrauterine device (IUD) could help preserve fertility and reduce the need for hysterectomies for women suffering endometrial cancer, according to...
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189ScienceEven low levels of air pollution are harmful to health
Growing evidence outlined in a newly published position statement from the Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (CAR), and led...
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204ResearchCracking the ‘code’ to predict recovery for patients with spinal cord injury
Basic clinical information routinely collected as part of standard care can predict outcomes for individual patients with acute spinal cord injuries, according...
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162ResearchIndigenous kids’ tooth decay rates reduced in remote north Queensland
A combination of preventive treatments reduced tooth decay and improved the quality of life for more than 200 Indigenous Australian children living...
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197News and ViewsMore graduates ensure a strong public health workforce
A new study by researchers at The University of Western Australia examining the growth in public health graduates and courses in Australia...
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370MedicineClinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu
A QIMR Berghofer-led randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flus...
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326MedicineJunk food linked to sleep problems in teens
Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
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373MedicineNew Australian standard helps COVID-19 hotspot detection
Identifying COVID-19 infections has become more reliable with the release of the National Measurement Institute (NMI)’s new reference standard for the SARS-CoV-2...
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Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021 http://getfarming.com.au/2021/04/16/three-day-online-national-fruit-fly-symposium-slated-for-may-4-2021/
University launches Master of Physiotherapy course for 2022 - Get Education
The University of Tasmania will launch a Master of Physiotherapy in 2022 in response to the growing demand for allied health services urgently needed across Tasmania. The University’s School of Health Sciences, in the College of Health and Medicine, is co-designing the study program with health pr...
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Sunlight to solve the world’s clean water crisis - GetSTEM
Researchers at UniSA have developed a cost-effective technique that could deliver safe drinking water to millions of vulnerable people using cheap, sustainable materials and sunlight. Less than 3 per cent of the world’s water is fresh, and due to the pressures of climate change, pollution, and shi...
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Children of young mothers most at risk of child abuse - GetSTEM
Researchers are calling for greater support for young mothers to reduce the incidence of child abuse after their study found children of mothers under 20 – and their subsequent siblings – were most at risk. University of Queensland Professor of Psychiatry Steve Kisely said the ‘major takeaway....
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UWA researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease http://getfarming.com.au/2021/04/15/uwa-researchers-discover-the-cause-of-devastating-crop-disease/
Friday, April 16th, 2021 at 3:42am
Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021 https://t.co/Gnnqy1ywbf
Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021 https://t.co/Gnnqy1ywbf
Friday, April 16th, 2021 at 3:10am
Sunlight to solve the world’s clean water crisis https://t.co/VWdPavjtW5
Sunlight to solve the world’s clean water crisis https://t.co/VWdPavjtW5
Friday, April 16th, 2021 at 3:06am
Children of young mothers most at risk of child abuse https://t.co/Nb2jd7mesw
Children of young mothers most at risk of child abuse https://t.co/Nb2jd7mesw