Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health first aid training works despite recent reports, say researchers
More than 6 million people worldwide have been trained in Mental Health First Aid.
Oct 17, 2023
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Neuroscience
International experts push for innovation to improve stroke recovery
Scientists from The Florey are among the group of stroke experts who have mapped out how researchers and clinicians can improve outcomes for people who have survived a stroke.
Oct 13, 2023
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Medical research
Medical discovery for sepsis moves to next phase of human trials
Scientists at The Florey have proven that a formulation they pioneered alleviates deadly sepsis, with the next phase of clinical trials to start rolling out across Australia next month.
Oct 12, 2023
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Other
Misogyny in medicine impacts us all
Over the last week or so, there has been widespread condemnation of a letter to the editor penned by a retired British anesthetist and published in a U.K. newspaper.
Oct 9, 2023
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Health informatics
The rise and fall in Australia's life expectancy during the pandemic
As its name suggests, "life expectancy" measures the average number of years a person would be expected to live from birth, that is calculated as an estimate from the death rates in a population within a given period.
Sep 25, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Childhood risk factors for sleep apnea in middle age identified in long-term study
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have been able to track childhood risk factors in developing obstructive sleep apnea later in life, in the first longitudinal study of its kind.
Sep 25, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers develop a guide to dementia-friendly eyecare
Being diagnosed with dementia can be devastating, but you can live well for many years with the condition. An important part of this is staying independent, living at home and continuing to do the things that you enjoy.
Sep 19, 2023
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Health
Researchers say impact of preventable parasites, infectious diseases on Indigenous communities is a national shame
Many Australians likely read the coverage of the live roundworm found in the brain of a New South Wales woman with morbid curiosity. If you missed it, a wriggling, eight-centimeter-long parasitic roundworm was removed from ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Transgender adults seeking testosterone therapy found to have better mental health outcomes with early treatment
Transgender adults who have access to timely gender-affirming testosterone therapy had a significantly reduced risk of gender dysphoria, depression and suicidality, a University of Melbourne-led clinical trial has found.
Sep 8, 2023
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Neuroscience
Living model of brain reveals how human neurons work together to process information
A paper published in Nature Communications shows that when neurons are given information about the changing world around them (task-related sensory input) it changes how they behave, putting them on edge so that tiny inputs ...
Sep 5, 2023
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