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Study shows exercising for appearance’s sake a blow to body image

Warmer weather brings attention to sculpting the perfect ‘beach body’, but recent Deakin University research shows that if people exercise to improve...
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Multi-million dollar research project to target adolescent mental health

University of Queensland researchers have partnered with institutes in Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam to investigate the prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents.
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Medicine
Researchers identify brain changes in schizophrenia patients

Researchers have unlocked details revealing how brains change in people with schizophrenia and evidence suggesting that in the early stages of the...
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Tobacco increases risk of schizophrenia, psychosis

Tobacco smokers are at increased risk of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, according to University of Queensland researchers.
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Not untreatable, just not treated fairly

An international conference on treating personality disorders will in 2018 feature insights into how mental health professionals can help people with antisocial...
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Journalism study evaluates emotions on the job

A QUT journalism academic says the current freelancer-heavy market for media professionals could be preventing photographers and video journalists who report on...
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Mental health of teens with disability significantly harmed by peer bullying

Compared to those without a disability, adolescents with a disability have much poorer health and wellbeing, new research has found. They also...
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Pets offer therapeutic aid for people with borderline personality disorder

People living with borderline personality disorder may enjoy a better quality of life by owning a pet, new research led by Curtin...
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Post-traumatic stress disorder trial expands across Australia

An Australian-first research program to improve the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is recruiting participants after expanding to cover most states...
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R U OK? launches a university campaign

Suicide prevention charity R U OK? is launching a campaign for universities with the aim of encouraging students to look out for...

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Get FactsFriday, February 15th, 2019 at 4:46pm

Hundreds of people are expected to join a lantern parade lighting the way to safety awareness at The University of Queensland St Lucia campus in March 2019. http://geteducation.com.au/lighting-the-way-to-awareness/

Lighting the way to awareness - Get Education

Hundreds of people are expected to join a lantern parade lighting the way to safety awareness at The University of Queensland St Lucia campus in March 2019. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Joanne Wright said the inaugural UQ Lantern Parade was part of a campaign to celebrate and reinforc...

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Get FactsWednesday, February 13th, 2019 at 5:18pm

Creating R&D opportunities – your ideas are the beginning: http://getindustry.com.au/2019/02/13/creating-rd-opportunities-your-ideas-are-the-beginning/

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Creating R&D opportunities – your ideas are the beginning: http://getindustry.com.au/2019/02/13/creating-rd-opportunities-your-ideas-are-the-beginning/

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Get FactsWednesday, February 13th, 2019 at 4:57pm

Researchers at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have published encouraging results of their reactive balance training program that shows a 60 per cent risk reduction in falls due to trips and slips in older adults, in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. http://getstem.com.au/new-research-program-to-target-reduction-of-falls-in-people-with-parkinsons/

New research program to target reduction of falls in people with Parkinson's - GetSTEM

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Get FactsWednesday, February 13th, 2019 at 4:55pm

An international study led by Monash biologists has found that the length of a baby bird’s telomeres, the DNA caps that protect chromosomes, can predict its future fitness. http://geteducation.com.au/monash-scientists-discover-key-to-predicting-fitness-of-birds/

Monash scientists discover key to predicting fitness of birds - Get Education

An international study led by Monash biologists has found that the length of a baby bird’s telomeres, the DNA caps that protect chromosomes, can predict its future fitness. Associate Professor Anne Peters, from the Monash School of Biological Sciences and Research Fellow Dr Justin Eastwood studied...

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Get FactsWednesday, February 13th, 2019 at 10:38am

Russ Yell: spurring mobility change http://getindustry.com.au/2019/02/12/russ-yell-spurring-mobility-change/