The clear message on promoting body positivity: Public health campaigns that challenge weight stigma and promote body positivity can boost the health and well-being for people of all body sizes, according to a University of Queensland study. UQ School of Psychology PhD scholar Joanne Rathbone has led a project which examined how different public health […]
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Cracking the ‘code’ to predict recovery for patients with spinal cord injury: Basic clinical information routinely collected as part of standard care can predict outcomes for individual patients with acute spinal cord injuries, according to University of Queensland researchers. Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg from UQ’s School of Biomedical Sciences said spinal cord injuries were diverse which […]
Life-improving research for brain cancer survivors: Researchers will develop and demonstrate the impact of an online survivorship platform, co-produced with brain cancer survivors and carers, to streamline access to treating teams, peer support, and evidence-informed supportive care, in a private and secure environment. The University of Melbourne has welcomed an announcement by the Australian Government […]
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Curtin study explores impact of COVID on people involved in maternity care: Doctors, midwives and midwifery students were more concerned about their exposure to COVID-19 while at work than the women receiving maternity care in the same settings, while the partners of those women reported feeling isolated because of changes to the way care was […]
Schizophrenia and personality disorders are the most disabling mental health conditions to live with, according to scientists from The University of Queensland. A Danish-Australian research team studied a cohort of 6.9 million Danish residents in the Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register to understand the burden of disability associated with 18 mental and substance use disorders. Professor […]
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Chemotherapy with fewer side effects may be on the way: A discovery by University of Queensland pain researchers may allow some future cancer patients, including children with leukaemia, to avoid their chemotherapy’s worst and most debilitating side effects. Professor Irina Vetter and Dr Hana Starobova thought “turning off” the inflammation that is one of the body’s natural reactions to […]
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COVID-19 conspiracy theorists are more concerned about their own health and less concerned about the health of others, according to a study led by University of Queensland researchers. Professor Jolanda Jetten from the UQ School of Psychology said the research found conspiracy theorists were also more likely to respond to COVID-19 with self-focused strategies rather than strategies that assist society […]
Melbourne researchers have captured the first detailed images of new born babies’ lungs as they take their first breaths. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, provides a breakthrough in understanding the events around a new born baby’s first breath, why healthy babies cry […]
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Study suggests greater need for grief support due to COVID-19: Curtin University research has found people grieving a COVID-related death would benefit from timely support and care to reduce the high risk of experiencing problems in important areas of everyday life. Published in ‘Journal of Pain and Symptom Management’, the study is the first to […]
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Support for COVID-19 policy response and willingness to get vaccinated high, according to new survey in Australia. Support among Australians for the policy response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and willingness to get vaccinated is high, according to new University of Melbourne research. In January 2021, the Policy Lab — based in the Faculty of […]