Author: Hippocratic Post

Cryptocurrency trading could be linked to problem gambling, anxiety and depression in young men, University of Queensland research has found. Research student Ben Johnson from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research (NCYSUR) reviewed existing studies on cryptocurrency trading and its association with gambling and mental health. “We found there were strong similarities in […]

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Climate Change: The Facts We’re just two degrees away from a climate catastrophe. If the rate of global warming continues, we’ll reach the threshold for permanent environmental damage within 40 years. But we have the power to prevent it. Using dramatic user-generated content and emotional first-hand testimony, this film delivers the facts about global warming […]

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What boys learn as teenagers will help to shape the men they become. Teaching them about mental health, how to look after their own, and how to support their friends is critical to their later-in-life health and happiness. That’s where Movember’s mental health projects come in. […]

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Microplastics are not just tiny particles that can be ingested, they can also carry viruses, a University of Queensland study has revealed. The study, led by Associate Prof Jianhua Guo and Dr Ji Lu from UQ’s Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB), investigated if microplastics have the ability to harbour viruses, including the […]

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‘A silent killer’ – COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain: The UQ team was led by Professor Trent Woodruff and Dr Eduardo Albornoz Balmaceda from UQ’s School of Biomedical Sciences, and virologists from the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences. “We studied the effect of the virus on the brain’s immune cells, ‘microglia’ […]

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