Living apart together – mobile workers

Living apart together: new report to better understand the needs of mobile workers and their families. People working away from home face greater health and relationship challenges, but simple steps by workers, their families and employers can remedy this, according to new research. Researchers at the University of Melbourne and Western Sydney University have conducted a […]

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Living apart together – mobile workers

Living apart together: new report to better understand the needs of mobile workers and their families. People working away from home face greater health and relationship challenges, but simple steps by workers, their families and employers can remedy this, according to new research. Researchers at the University of Melbourne and Western Sydney University have conducted a […]

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National Science Week Australia: Deep Blue

Deep Blue: Innovations for the future of our oceans. A fantastic theme that will educate, reinforce and ultimately help our blue planet. It is important for us all to be aware and active in protecting our ocean environments. During National Science week 2020, students in Australian schools will learn more about the ocean and ocean science.  […]

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National Science Week Australia: Deep Blue

Deep Blue: Innovations for the future of our oceans. A fantastic theme that will educate, reinforce and ultimately help our blue planet. It is important for us all to be aware and active in protecting our ocean environments. During National Science week 2020, students in Australian schools will learn more about the ocean and ocean science.  […]

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Webinar: Trusting science in a time of crisis

As we face the largest global health crisis of a generation, the role of science, and the trust we place in scientists, has taken centre stage. In a special National Science Week edition of The University of Melbourne‘s Dean’s Lecture Series, four speakers will explore how and why people trust – or distrust – science […]

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Webinar: Trusting science in a time of crisis

As we face the largest global health crisis of a generation, the role of science, and the trust we place in scientists, has taken centre stage. In a special National Science Week edition of The University of Melbourne‘s Dean’s Lecture Series, four speakers will explore how and why people trust – or distrust – science […]

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Nitrate supplementation could help breathing and lung clearance in the elderly

New research published today in The Journal of Physiology shows that nitrate improves function in the diaphragm, the muscle involved in coughing and breathing, by improving power. The study done in old mice, if replicated in humans, could provide a strategy for helping elderly people clear the lungs more effectively and avoid infection. Previous studies […]

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Nitrate supplementation could help breathing and lung clearance in the elderly

New research published today in The Journal of Physiology shows that nitrate improves function in the diaphragm, the muscle involved in coughing and breathing, by improving power. The study done in old mice, if replicated in humans, could provide a strategy for helping elderly people clear the lungs more effectively and avoid infection. Previous studies […]

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Covid-19 ventilator in Rwanda

A ventilator developed by space scientists at the University of Aberdeen is to be used in the fight against Covid-19 in, Rwanda, Africa. The University has signed an agreement with a medical device company in Rwanda that will assemble the ATMO-Vent (Atmospheric Mixture Optimization Ventilator) for use in hospital settings in Rwanda and neighbouring countries. […]

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Covid-19 ventilator in Rwanda

A ventilator developed by space scientists at the University of Aberdeen is to be used in the fight against Covid-19 in, Rwanda, Africa. The University has signed an agreement with a medical device company in Rwanda that will assemble the ATMO-Vent (Atmospheric Mixture Optimization Ventilator) for use in hospital settings in Rwanda and neighbouring countries. […]

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