Antibiotic dosing technology speeds recovery of ICU patients: Researchers from the University of Queensland have used dosing software to accelerate the effects of antibiotics in patients being treated for sepsis in Intensive Care Units. Co-senior study author Professor Jason Roberts from UQ’s Centre for Clinical Research said the technique trialled in the DIRECT study meant […]
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When temperatures rise, appetite decreases: Neuronal circuit for reduced feeding at high temperatures decoded. This can be observed after a winter sauna visit as well as on a midsummer day outdoors. There is scientific evidence that feeding is reduced when we are acutely exposed to heat. However, the exact reasons for this were previously unknown. […]
Health risks in later pregnancies linked to miscarriages: New research has revealed a link between miscarriage and the increased risk of developing complications of gestational diabetes and high blood pressure-related disorders in later pregnancies. Researchers from the Curtin School of Population Health analysed 52 studies involving more than 4 million pregnancies across 22 countries to […]
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Medical image analysis using AI has developed rapidly in recent years. Now, one of the largest studies to date has been carried out using AI-assisted image analysis of lymphoma, cancer of the lymphatic system. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, have developed a computer model that can successfully find signs of lymph node […]
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As Easter approaches and supermarket aisles fill with brightly foil wrapped chocolate eggs, a heart breaking warning posted on a parenting website serves as a stark reminder of the choking danger posed by mini eggs. These, and other small spherical sweet treats, are the same size as a child’s airway and thus pose a choking risk […]
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Febrile convulsions are incredibly common in babies and small children. Fits or seizures are triggered by a rise in their core body temperature when they are unwell and feverish. As many as one in 20 children may experience a febrile convulsion by the time they are 5 years old. Febrile convulsions occur most frequently in children between 6 […]
What is a seizure? A seizure is the medical term for a fit or convulsion. One in twenty people will have a seizure at some point in their lives. However, not everyone who has a seizure will have epilepsy. Electrical activity happens constantly in our brains and controls movements and bodily functions. If there is […]
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Gallery of Hope, the exhibition of memories yet to be made, will be launched on 13 March by leading breast cancer research and support charity, Breast Cancer Now, at the Saatchi Gallery and online. Made in collaboration with 10 people living with incurable secondary breast cancer, this exhibition reminds us of the true value of […]
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$8 million awarded to predict genetic disease risk: Landmark genetic research could allow doctors to accurately predict whether a patient is at risk of developing common diseases, decades before any symptoms would become evident. Snow Medical Research Foundation has awarded University of Queensland researchers $8 million to dramatically advance the use of genomics to prevent […]
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Vision experts from the University of Liverpool have developed a first of its kind questionnaire to assess the impact of post-brain injury visual impairment. Funded by the Stroke Association, it gives health care professionals an effective tool to better understand this issue. Nearly three-quarters of stroke survivors have a visual problem which can include visual […]
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