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Melbourne welcomes expanded support for BVT
The University of Melbourne has welcomed today’s announcement of a new $US18 million investment in Bionic Vision Technologies (BVT), the commercialisation company of the former Bionic Vision Australia (BVA).
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Every breath you take: call for improved monitoring for coal workers
Researchers and clinicians are calling on the mining industry and governments to create better regulations in the interest of the health of coal miners.
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Stem cell transplants offer hope for sufferers of gut disorders
A Melbourne research team has successfully transplanted stem cells into the muscles of the bowel, offering hope of one day restoring bowel function in children with severe and distressing gut disorders such as Hirschsprung’s Disease, for which there are few current effective treatments.
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Fatal snake bites in Australia: facts, stats and stories
Most people who die from snake bite in Australia are male, bitten in the warmer months of the year and more than half of the bites occur in or near the home, according to the first new report in 25 years on death by snake bite in Australia.
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Masculine ideal of self-reliance puts men at risk: study
Men who strongly identify as self-reliant are much more likely to have thoughts about suicide and self-harm than other men, research has found.
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How to fix the shortage of country doctors
A shortage of Australian doctors in rural communities continues to be a serious problem.
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First new epilepsy classification in 28 years offers roadmap for diagnosis, treatment and research
The international classification system for epilepsy has been overhauled for the first time in nearly three decades, with some seizure types gaining formal recognition, far better information on causes and greater recognition that epilepsy may be associated with other disorders.
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Nurses central to getting diabetes care off to a better start
Giving primary health care nurses a greater role in managing Type 2 Diabetes can significantly reduce delays in starting insulin treatment, a team of researchers led by the University of Melbourne has found.
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New Director of Bio 21 announced
Professor Michael Parker has been appointed as the new Director of the University of Melbourne’s Bio 21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute.
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Tumour protein could hold key to pancreatic cancer survival
A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is often a death sentence because current chemotherapies have little impact on the disease.
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Online treatment could help thousands with chronic knee pain
University of Melbourne researchers are calling on health insurers and government to support new remotely delivered treatment models – including Skype consultations – for people suffering chronic knee pain.
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Australian researchers reveal genetic links underlying neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer
An Australian-led international research effort has revealed that genetic changes normally linked to breast, colon and ovarian cancers could also drive a rare form of pancreatic cancer.
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Sugar, salt and fat taxes could save billions in health costs: study
Australia could save $3.4 billion in healthcare costs by introducing a package of taxes on sugar, salt, saturated fat and sugary drinks, while subsidising fruits and vegetables, University of Melbourne modelling shows.
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Memo to Australian kids: what exactly is it that you do around here?
The University of Melbourne and Australia’s national broadcaster are teaming up to solve one of the biggest mysteries at the heart of family life: what chores do kids do around the home?
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Research reveals contaminated machines used in cardiac surgery cause infection in patients
Melbourne researchers have used cutting-edge genomics technology to show a strain of a bacteria can be transmitted to patients from machines commonly used to regulate body temperature during cardiac surgery.
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Cabbies’ health the focus of smartphone app trial
A smartphone app will target taxi drivers’ ‘downtime’ waiting for their next passenger, to support them with tools and messages to improve their health.
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Predicting premmies: one simple test to revolutionise childbirth in Australia
A simple bedside test for pregnant women to accurately predict early labour is under development at the University of Melbourne.
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Australian-first trial offers faster treatment for PTSD
An Australian-first research program will help improve treatment for up to one million Australians with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Jekyll and Hyde cells: their role in brain injury and disease revealed
New research has shown how normally helpful brain cells can turn rogue and kill off other brain cells following injury or disease.
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University to join Epilepsy Centre Without Walls in $28m global research push
People with epilepsy acquired following brain trauma are the focus of a new $28 million global push for a long-awaited research breakthrough to develop treatments that for the first time could prevent or mitigate this disabling and potentially life-threatening condition.