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Age Discrimination Commissioner heads COVID-19 ageing panel
Serious problems that coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed in Australia’s aged care system will be among issues tackled by eminent health experts at a high-level virtual panel discussion next week.
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A burden shared is a burden halved: twins in breast cancer study
Melbourne identical twins Raie Moss and Judy Kohn are sharing their breast cancer journey to encourage other twins to join a major new Australian study aiming to identify factors in early life that may predict risk of breast cancer.
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Workplace COVID-19 saliva testing pilot underway in Victoria
A workplace saliva test pilot program has begun in Victoria to help better understand the logistics of continuous testing in higher-risk workplaces.
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Tool uses fat in bone and muscle to diagnose disease, predict falls and fractures
Doctors will soon be able to use fat to diagnose musculoskeletal disease within seconds and predict the risk of falls and fractures in older people, thanks to a world-leading tool developed by Melbourne researchers.
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Drug used to reduce kidney patient heart disease ineffective: study
A drug used to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease patients does not do so, a large-scale clinical trial has found.
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Far from optimal: immune cell responses in COVID-19 patients
Melbourne researchers have discovered that killer T cells, key immune cells in fighting viral infections, are present at much lower levels in people with COVID-19, compared to influenza or glandular fever.
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New tool outsmarts COVID-19 virus to help vaccine development
Melbourne researchers have developed a tool to monitor mutations that make it difficult to develop coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines and drugs.
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Protein discovery could improve type 2 diabetes treatment
A world first discovery of how a protein works in the liver could lead to a more effective type 2 diabetes drug.
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Lessons from the COVID-19 frontline captured in Health Worker Voices project
Voice memos from health workers in Australia and around the world are being collected via a private WhatsApp chat to capture their experience of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and improve future preparedness.
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Guide released to support disaster recovery
Wellbeing and decision-making during recovery from disasters such as Australia’s summer bushfires and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are supported by a new researched-backed resource.
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Kids receiving ‘good enough’ mental health treatment do not improve
The majority of children and adolescents with mental health problems in Australia are not receiving the basic standard of treatment and those that are, do not actually improve, according to a new study.
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Obesity and overweight driving premature cardiovascular disease mortality, research finds
More Australians and Americans are dying from cardiovascular disease attributable to excess weight, particularly in younger people, new research finds.
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Funding renewed for PhD program in infection and immunity
A $AU5 million grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) has been matched by the University of Melbourne, extending a joint PhD program in infection and immunity research for the next five years.
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COVID-19 and the medical workforce: report shows loss of income and potential new ways of working
General Practitioners (GPs) and other specialists have experienced significant changes to workload and income during the pandemic, according to a new report by the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research at the University of Melbourne.
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New treatment guidelines to help PTSD sufferers
New guidelines to support the treatment of people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were launched today by the Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt.
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Multidisciplinary approach more effective for gut disorders: study
Patients with gastrointestinal disorders – such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and constipation – have greater symptom relief and improved wellbeing when treated at multidisciplinary clinics, new research shows.
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Some people with mood disorders struggling amid pandemic: study
Disruption and ongoing instability as Australians navigate the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is weighing heavily on people with a mood disorder such as depression or bipolar disorder, new research shows.
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Strong close relationships key in coping with pandemic, twin study shows
A new study of twins and triplets shows how our close social relationships are vital in how we cope with the upheaval of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Researchers call for rigorous wildlife surveillance to prevent disease outbreak
An internationally recognised standard for managing wildlife trade based on known disease risks should be established to prevent the outbreak of new infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19), experts say.
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Grant to expand trial of breakthrough treatment for patients with paralysis
The University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital have welcomed a $1.48 million Federal Government grant that will expand a world first-in-human clinical trial of an implantable brain-computer interface designed to help Australians with upper limb paralysis restore functional independence.