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Indigenous health leaders aim to tackle long-standing health inequalities
Twelve Indigenous health leaders are embarking on a bold and innovative leadership program through the Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at The University of Melbourne to tackle some of Australia’s long-term health problems.
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Familial breast cancer not only inherited genetically, finds new study
Doctors will be better able to predict breast cancer risk thanks to pioneering work led by University of Melbourne researchers, who have identified heritable but non-genetic markers for breast cancer susceptibility.
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Securing a child’s future needs to start during parents’ teen years
A child’s growth and development is affected by the health and lifestyles of their parents before pregnancy – even going back to adolescence – according to a new paper.
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Global scale of TB in young people revealed for first time
An estimated 1.8 million young people around the world develop tuberculosis each year, according to a new report.
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The importance of gender in cardiovascular health
The role of gender has been largely neglected despite playing a critical role in cardiovascular health, University of Melbourne academics have highlighted in the prestigious American Heart Association Journal of Circulation.
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Smart phones used to monitor and predict mental health episodes
University of Melbourne researchers are using smart phones to track the lives of patients with bipolar disorder to understand, monitor and even predict sudden swings between their manic and depressive episodes.
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Pre-term babies could benefit from study of Melbourne mums
Melbourne researchers are to begin a major study that could result in a test to accurately predict if women will experience pre-term labour during their pregnancy.
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Multiple chronic diseases leave patients with adversely high costs
Current strategies for treating patients with several chronic diseases are putting an unnecessary financial burden on countries’ health systems and individuals, a global study led by the National University of Singapore and the University of Melbourne has found.
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Alzheimer's blood test will accelerate research into the disease
A blood test for Alzheimer’s disease, developed and validated by scientists from Japan and Australia, could speed up the pace of Alzheimer’s disease drug trials.
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Australian expert to chair WHO snakebite working group
A University of Melbourne snakebite expert will chair the World Health Organization’s new Snakebite Envenoming Working Group, which hopes to improve treatment of the five million people bitten by venomous snakes globally each year.
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Clarity Pharmaceuticals licenses University of Melbourne technology for prostate cancer treatment and imaging
International radiopharmaceutical company Clarity has licensed technology developed at the University of Melbourne for imaging and treating prostate cancer.
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Major NHMRC Program Grant unites Australia’s best HIV researchers
This week’s announcement of new National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding by Greg Hunt MP, Federal Minister for Health, includes major Project Grant funding ($16 million) to assemble Australia’s leading HIV researchers in a five-year program to tackle priority areas in HIV prevention, management and cure discovery.
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Personalised epilepsy seizure prediction a possibility with AI
The idea of personalised seizure prediction for epilepsy is closer to becoming a reality thanks to new research published today by the University of Melbourne and IBM Research-Australia.
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Disability discrimination affects one in seven Australian adults
One in seven Australian adults with a disability reports experiencing discrimination due to their impairment and this discrimination can affect their health, a new study has found.
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Air pollution can increase asthma risk in adults, even at low levels
Living close to a busy road can be bad for your respiratory health if you are middle aged, new Australian research has found.
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Unblocking arteries with maths
University of Melbourne researchers have combined mathematical modelling, supercomputing and laser imaging technology to assess the severity of artery blockages without having to insert a physical separate pressure wire to assess blood pressure loss around a blockage.
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Study finds less blood can be used in heart operations
A major international study involving Australian cardiac patients has found surgeons can safely use significantly less blood than they traditionally have been in heart operations.
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New research leads way for fast tracking lung cancer diagnosis
A new initiative is successfully encouraging those at higher risk of lung cancer to act sooner when symptoms appear.
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New ethical guidelines for fertility preservation of ill children
Doctors treating children with life-threatening illnesses now have a new tool to help them grapple with the tough ethical questions surrounding fertility preservation for their young patients.
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Inclusion project offers kids a sporting chance
A new project is underway to help more children participate in sports and the benefits are paying off.