Deadly silica dust in the workplace

As many as 10,000 Australians are predicted to develop lung cancer in their lifetime from being exposed to silica dust, new Curtin University modelling has found amid warnings more than half a million Australian workers are currently exposed to the harmful dust. Engineered stone – used mainly for kitchen benchtops – is a particularly potent […]

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Deadly silica dust in the workplace

As many as 10,000 Australians are predicted to develop lung cancer in their lifetime from being exposed to silica dust, new Curtin University modelling has found amid warnings more than half a million Australian workers are currently exposed to the harmful dust. Engineered stone – used mainly for kitchen benchtops – is a particularly potent […]

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Heart attack prediction using AI is on the horizon

Heart attack prediction using AI is on the horizon: Revolutionary technology designed to accurately predict heart attacks will be showcased on Tuesday at Melbourne’s premier science event, the Bionics Institute 2022 Graeme Clark Oration. Developed by international researcher Professor Natalia Trayanova (Johns Hopkins University, USA), the artificial intelligence and bioengineering tool could prove to be […]

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Heart attack prediction using AI is on the horizon

Heart attack prediction using AI is on the horizon: Revolutionary technology designed to accurately predict heart attacks will be showcased on Tuesday at Melbourne’s premier science event, the Bionics Institute 2022 Graeme Clark Oration. Developed by international researcher Professor Natalia Trayanova (Johns Hopkins University, USA), the artificial intelligence and bioengineering tool could prove to be […]

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Impact of head injuries in children

Head injuries in children linked to reduced brain size and learning difficulties: Traumatic brain injury may lead to reduced brain size in some children and teenagers which can be linked to cognitive problems, a new study shows. People who experience a serious blow to the head can suffer brain injury resulting in long-term cognitive problems […]

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Impact of head injuries in children

Head injuries in children linked to reduced brain size and learning difficulties: Traumatic brain injury may lead to reduced brain size in some children and teenagers which can be linked to cognitive problems, a new study shows. People who experience a serious blow to the head can suffer brain injury resulting in long-term cognitive problems […]

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Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis treatment shift

Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis treatment shift: Around 250,000 people in Austria suffer from psoriasis. One third of them develop inflammation in their joints (psoriatic arthritis) as a result of the chronic skin condition. As part of a study, a MedUni Vienna research team has now discovered a key starting point for inhibiting inflammation in both […]

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Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis treatment shift

Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis treatment shift: Around 250,000 people in Austria suffer from psoriasis. One third of them develop inflammation in their joints (psoriatic arthritis) as a result of the chronic skin condition. As part of a study, a MedUni Vienna research team has now discovered a key starting point for inhibiting inflammation in both […]

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Hair-pulling disorder increased over pandemic

The hair-pulling disorder trichotillomania, has increased threefold during the pandemic, leading mental health clinic Paracelsus Recovery warns.  The clinic has seen a threefold increase in trichotillomania, as compared to pre-pandemic numbers. Recently the actress and comedian Amy Schumer raised the profile of the condition by revealing she has suffered from it since childhood. The clinic […]

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Hair-pulling disorder increased over pandemic

The hair-pulling disorder trichotillomania, has increased threefold during the pandemic, leading mental health clinic Paracelsus Recovery warns.  The clinic has seen a threefold increase in trichotillomania, as compared to pre-pandemic numbers. Recently the actress and comedian Amy Schumer raised the profile of the condition by revealing she has suffered from it since childhood. The clinic […]

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