News: health and medical sciences
Bridging the gap for rural medication safety
Professor Lucie Walters, Director of the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s Rural Clinical School, is working to build an interdisciplinary system around medication safety in regional areas.
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Creating Australia’s first MND care guideline
University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø researchers have started a two-year project to develop the nation’s first clinical care guideline for motor neurone disease (MND).
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Platform technology unlocks new therapeutic targets
Researchers from the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø have developed a new technology for drug and functional genomics screenings, which could reshape the way diseases are treated.Â
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Family planning services in low to middle income countries
As family planning methods continue to remain inaccessible to millions in low to middle income countries (LMICs), University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø researchers are investigating a way to make it more accessible.
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Gender bias in POTS diagnosis reveals hidden impact
New research by the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø has found it takes nearly twice as long for women to receive a Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) diagnosis when compared to men.
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Extreme heat poses threat to mental health
Rising temperatures across Australia could increase the burden of mental and behavioural disorders (MBD) by almost 50 per cent by 2050, according to a new study from the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. The research highlights the urgent need to act now to protect mental health as the climate warms.
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Students still struggling mentally, but tide is turning
The latest Resilient Youth: State of the Nation Report has revealed Australia’s young people are still struggling mentally.
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Combination approach to advanced cancer could improve survival
An international team of researchers, including experts from the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, has found genomic testing and targeted therapies for patients with advanced cancer could improve survival rates by up to 40 per cent.
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Leading the way in ultrasound credentialing
Ultrasound is a crucial tool for timely and accurate diagnosis of endometriosis, yet variability in scanning capability, techniques and interpretation has led to inconsistent patient outcomes.
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Study links poor blood flow in the brain to POTS
In what is believed to be a world-first study, researchers from the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s Australian Dysautonomia and Arrhythmia Research Collaborative (ADARC) have used brain scans to identify blood flow problems in people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
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