Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
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The global burden of dementia has doubled since 1990
The number of people living with dementia globally more than doubled between 1990 and 2016 from 20.2 million to 43.8 million, prompting researchers to call for more preventative action.
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Melbourne steps up to drive global health
Three of Australia’s child health leaders have joined forces to tackle global child health.
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New biomedical research facility secures Victoria’s place as world class research destination
Former Victorian Premier John Brumby has officially opened the new ‘Nancy Millis’ building, an expansion of the University of Melbourne Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, incorporating CSL’s Global Hub for Research and Translational Medicine.
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University 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 today by Minister for Health Greg Hunt.
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Researchers reveal new ways to strip unconscious bias from the job market
Changing language in job advertisements and de-identifying CVs during recruitment can significantly boost a person’s prospects of landing a job by overcoming unconscious bias, new University of Melbourne research shows.
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Eleven new epilepsy genes point to potential new ways to prevent seizures
Epilepsy researchers from around the world have examined the DNA of more than 45 000 people, leading to the discovery of 11 genes associated with the disorder and pointing the way to drugs that might benefit millions of patients who do not respond to existing treatments.
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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 as epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease without invasive surgery.
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Research: A third of hospitalised adolescents with life-threatening anorexia are not thin
Health workers are being urged to closely monitor adolescents losing weight after a study of patients with anorexia nervosa found 31 per cent had all the cognitive features and physical complications of the disease without being underweight.
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Arteries harvested from forearms are a safe heart bypass option
Australian researchers have shown that forearm arteries are more effective in coronary bypass surgery than the commonly used leg vein, in a finding that could improve the prognosis for many heart patients.
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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 illness the brain may be compensating for damage caused.
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New research Centre to transform organ-on-a-chip technology
A new research training centre based at the University of Melbourne will advance and deploy new technologies that will remove long-standing barriers to drug discovery and development.
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Putting the spotlight on the health system and family violence
Programs working with men who perpetrate family violence are among projects to be discussed at a University of Melbourne-led conference this week.
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Indigenous eye health: On track to equity
Rates of blindness and vision loss among Indigenous Australians continue to improve significantly, seven years after University of Melbourne ophthalmologist Hugh Taylor started his plan to tackle Indigenous eye health.
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Trial prompts rethink of current focus to control Australia’s most common STI
Australia’s most common sexually transmitted infection, chlamydia, is unlikely to be eliminated by opportunistic testing in general practice, a landmark trial has revealed, with researchers recommending greater emphasis on improving chlamydia management.
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Men are less likely than women to survive some cancers, study shows
Men with particular cancers generally fare worse than women with the same cancers, new Australian research has found.
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Landmark study sheds light on how our brains age
Two studies from a landmark 20-year Melbourne research project have shed more light on how the brain ages and what can affect the process.
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Some heartburn treatments depress body iron levels, study finds
New research has found an association between some popular heartburn treatments and iron deficiency.
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Melbourne joins forces with Jülich Research Centre
The University of Melbourne and Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (Jülich Research Centre) in Germany have formed an international research training group which provides a cohort of graduate researchers with the opportunity to undertake a joint PhD project at Melbourne and at Jülich.
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Sports carnival to help keep an eye on good health
Eye health will be a focus at the 2018 VACSAL Senior Aboriginal Football & Netball Carnival in Ballarat, a three-day event celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and pride.
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UK Biobank: Largest human genetic study is launched
Three Australian scientists have contributed to the world’s largest genetic study on humans, providing a first-of-its kind resource for health researchers across the globe to further medical research and drug development and potentially provide more efficient and personalised treatments of diseases.