Early adolescence is where gender inequalities most markedly emerge, according to new research from across 40 low- and middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific. The research, published in Lancet Global Health and led by researchers at Burnet Institute and the University of Melbourne, is the first systemic analysis of gender inequality across childhood and adolescence. Funded by UNICEF, […]
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Australia: Chronic disease and public health failures fuel COVID-19 pandemic: Australia was not spared as a 30-year global rise in chronic illness and related risk factors such as obesity, high blood sugar, and outdoor air pollution created a perfect storm to fuel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths, new research shows. The latest Global Burden of Disease Study […]
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Researchers have made a genetic breakthrough discovery into the cause of a spectrum of severe neurological conditions. A research study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and gracing the cover of and published in the October edition of Human Mutation, found two new mutations in the KIF1A gene cause rare nerve disorders. MCRI researcher Dr Simranpreet Kaur said […]
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CSIRO scientists publish new research on SARS-COV-2 virus ‘survivability’: COVID-19 causing virus lasts for 10 days longer than Influenza on some surfaces. Lower temps, glass, stainless steel and paper banknotes give virus longer life. Researchers at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can survive for up to […]
The Power of Pause: For World Mental Health Day 2020, Leah Nylander of West Coast Yoga discusses the benefits of yoga and meditation for the Hippocratic Post. As a Yoga Teacher I often hear students say, “I do Yoga for the Mind Stuff” and since the world has been in such turmoil, I have been […]
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Melbourne researchers are working towards a potential treatment to slow the progression of motor neuron disease (MND), offering hope to people with this debilitating and incurable illness. The research team have uncovered how inflammation in MND is triggered. Pinpointing the molecules involved in this pathway could be a first step towards a new treatment for […]
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A burden shared is a burden halved: twins in breast cancer study: Melbourne identical twins Raie Moss and Judy Kohn are sharing their breast cancer journey to encourage other twins to join a major new Australian study aiming to identify factors in early life that may predict risk of breast cancer. Six years after Judy […]
Researchers get a better grip on left and right handedness: In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have identified 48 genetic variants that influence if a person is left-handed, right-handed or ambidextrous. The research led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland also confirmed that environment plays a […]
More than a high BMI, an ‘obese heart’ is a silent risk: New research shows that fat tissue around the heart releases molecules that alter heart rhythm, identifying potential new targets for preventative therapies for heart disease By Professor Lea Delbridge, University of Melbourne and Dr James Bell, La Trobe University and University of Melbourne. […]
Australian scientists shed light on antibacterial superhero inside our cells. Researchers have made a key discovery on a critical arm of the immune system’s powerful defence against bacteria that will contribute to global efforts to design immune-boosting treatments. Bacteria pose persistent threats to human health. To combat this, inside each of our cells is a […]
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