Author: Hippocratic Post

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) World Scabies Program has completed the first round of its mass roll-out of an anti-parasitic drug in the Solomon Islands and Fiji, helping to protect millions from the contagious skin condition. The project, one of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award winners, has this year administered scabies treatment, ivermectin, to the population of the two Pacific nations to reduce […]

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Minimal Physical Activity Beneficial in Late-Stage Lung Cancer: Lung cancer kills more people globally each year than any other type of cancer, however new Curtin University-led research has found less than five minutes of daily physical activity could be linked with prolonged life in people living with inoperable forms of the disease. The team from […]

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Diabetes & Metabolism: Plant-Based Diet Cuts Diabetes Risk by 24%: At least 75 per cent of type 2 diabetes cases could be avoided by adopting a healthy lifestyle. A plant-based diet has been shown to play a key role in this. With limitations – as demonstrated in a study led by Tilman Kühn from MedUni […]

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Advanced imaging predicts the recovery of children with brain injury: Researchers from The University of Queensland have used an advanced imaging technique to predict the recovery of children from a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) with an 87 per cent success rate. PhD candidate Athena Stein from UQ’s Child Health Research Centre used Neurite Orientation […]

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Unveiling the Ties Between Alcoholism and Depression: The Maze of Mental Health: Embark on a journey with us as we unravel the intricate connection between alcohol use and depression, shedding light on the profound impact these two adversaries can have on mental health. In this exploration, we delve into the complexities of the dual struggle […]

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