Mobile baby apps and bonding

Mobile device use can help or hinder bonding with babies in the womb: New Curtin research has found how and why parents used mobile devices during pregnancy was an important factor in whether or not that use helped them feel closer to their unborn baby. Lead author, Curtin PhD student Rebecca Hood from Curtin’s School […]

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Largest study for breast cancer in men launched

A new international consortium to uncover genes that lead to breast cancer in men has been launched at Queen’s University Belfast. The consortium, known as MERGE, will discover and characterise new genetic risk factors for male breast cancer by analysing DNA from 5,000 men. The DNA will be compared to that of 10,000 men without […]

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Largest study for breast cancer in men launched

A new international consortium to uncover genes that lead to breast cancer in men has been launched at Queen’s University Belfast. The consortium, known as MERGE, will discover and characterise new genetic risk factors for male breast cancer by analysing DNA from 5,000 men. The DNA will be compared to that of 10,000 men without […]

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Acute stroke cuts life expectancy by a third

Almost two thirds of acute stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and have high risk of recurrence, prompting researchers to call for better patient care. University of Queensland researchers analysed data from more than 300,000 patients admitted to hospital following a sudden stroke between 2008 and 2017 in Australia and New Zealand. […]

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Acute stroke cuts life expectancy by a third

Almost two thirds of acute stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and have high risk of recurrence, prompting researchers to call for better patient care. University of Queensland researchers analysed data from more than 300,000 patients admitted to hospital following a sudden stroke between 2008 and 2017 in Australia and New Zealand. […]

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Lived experience study in mental health

Major new mental health study inspired by lived experience: Experts at Northumbria University are supporting a £1 million research study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), which aims to improve the outcomes and experiences of those being discharged from mental health hospitals. Around 50,000 people leave mental healthcare hospitals every […]

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Lived experience study in mental health

Major new mental health study inspired by lived experience: Experts at Northumbria University are supporting a £1 million research study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), which aims to improve the outcomes and experiences of those being discharged from mental health hospitals. Around 50,000 people leave mental healthcare hospitals every […]

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NHS dentists blast “business as usual” order

NHS dentists blast orders to return to virtually ‘business as usual’: The British Dental Association has slammed moves by government to effectively return to normal working arrangements for NHS dentists in England. The move comes with no meaningful changes to the pandemic restrictions dental teams work to and with infection rates now at an all-time […]

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NHS dentists blast “business as usual” order

NHS dentists blast orders to return to virtually ‘business as usual’: The British Dental Association has slammed moves by government to effectively return to normal working arrangements for NHS dentists in England. The move comes with no meaningful changes to the pandemic restrictions dental teams work to and with infection rates now at an all-time […]

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