Western Australian Health funding supports development of new mental health digital tool for autism families: A co-designed digital tool to address anxiety concerns for children on the autism spectrum is set to be developed and trialled in Western Australia, thanks to support from the WA Government’s Future Health Research and Innovation Fund (FHRIF). A co-designed […]
A major review into childhood pneumonia by researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne will inform new World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to better manage the deadly infection. The research team led by Dr Hamish Graham, Dr Claire von Mollendorf and Professor Kim Mulholland, were commissioned by the WHO to lead several systematic reviews to help inform updated pneumonia […]
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Study finds TB treatment during pregnancy is safe for mum and baby: Seven out of 10 pregnant women were cured of their multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and delivered healthy babies after taking a medication that had previously been considered unsafe in pregnancy, a new Curtin and Telethon Kids Institute study has found. Published in JAMA Network Open, the […]
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Genes reveal coffee is safe during pregnancy: University of Queensland researchers have found enjoying a daily latte or long black causes no increased risk to pregnancy. Dr Gunn-Helen Moen, Dr Daniel Hwang and Caroline Brito Nunes from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience used genetics to analyse coffee drinking behaviour, and their findings show limited coffee […]
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Bone loss medicines linked to lower ovarian cancer rates: Medicines used to prevent bone loss may help lower the risk of ovarian cancer according to research by The University of Queensland. UQ researchers compared medications taken by more than 50,000 women aged over 50, using de-identified medical records from 2004–2013, to analyse differences in those […]
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New nano-gel to protect children receiving chemotherapy from hearing loss: Curtin University researchers will test a new nano-gel they have created to protect children receiving chemotherapy treatment from the common side effect of hearing loss, as part of a new project with Ear Science Institute Australia and supported by funding from the Channel 7 Telethon […]
Blood clotting venom research: Some of the world’s deadliest snakes could soon be saving lives, with research from The University of Queensland showing venom could be used to stop uncontrolled bleeding. The biomaterials research team from UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), led by Postdoctoral Research Fellow Amanda Kijas, has found protein in […]
Obesity lowering the age for knee replacements: More than half of Australians who underwent knee replacement for osteoarthritis were obese, increasing their risk of having the operation at a younger age, especially among women. A study by The University of Queensland Rural Clinical School (UQRCS) compared data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) 2017-18 […]
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This parasite will self-destruct: researchers discover new weapon against drug-resistant malaria: A new method to combat malaria which sees the disease turn against itself could offer an effective treatment for the hundreds of millions of people infected globally each year, as the efficacy of current antimalarial drugs weakens. The University of Melbourne-led research published in […]
Universal health coverage and incarceration: People in prisons left behind in drive to reach universal healthcare goals: An international study of global progress in reaching World Health Organisation (WHO) goals in the provision of universal healthcare coverage has found that many countries, including Australia, may be inflating their success by not counting people in prisons […]