More than half of adolescents practice poor hand hygiene: Only one in three adolescents are practising appropriate hand hygiene, a new global study involving University of Queensland researchers has found. Dr Yaqoot Fatima from UQ’s Institute for Social Science Research said there was a renewed emphasis on adequate hand hygiene with COVID-19. “We used data from the Global […]
Covid-19 vaccination: thrombosis can be prevented by prompt treatment: A rare syndrome has been observed in people following vaccination against Covid-19. This involves thrombosis at unusual sites in the body, associated with a low thrombocyte (blood platelet) count and a clotting disorder. In medical jargon, this syndrome is referred to as VITT (vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia). Doctors […]
Future of lung disease care ‘at risk’ due to workforce shortages and backlog from COVID-19: Staffing shortages are impacting diagnosis, treatment, and care of people with lung disease, according to the Taskforce for Lung Health The Taskforce for Lung Health, a collaboration of over 30 charities, organisations and patients looking to improve lung health in England, […]
UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences in conversation with Professor Anthony David, UCL Institute of Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, UCL Brain Sciences caught up to get his thoughts this Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 – and ask him about what he sees as the priorities. He is calling for a longer-term approach to supporting mental […]
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Researchers have been able to reduce scarring by blocking part of the healing process in research that could make a significant difference for burns and other trauma patients. University of Queensland Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani said scars had been reduced by targeting the gene that instructs stem cells to form them in an animal study. “The body’s natural […]
Reducing plastic waste in hospitals: Health study could save millions of dollars and reduce environmental footprint: Researchers hope to save significant time, money and resources in Australian hospital wards, with findings from a new University of Queensland-led study. Professor Claire Rickard from UQ’s School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work said three days could be added to the […]
Australian medical devices manufacturing facility first: The launch of Australia’s first medical device development and manufacturing facility in Melbourne is set to fast-track new treatments for people with conditions such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, hearing loss, stroke and diabetes. The new facility called Neo-Bionica, a joint venture between the Bionics Institute and the University of […]
Dementia: Time to implement research findings: The last 20 years has seen significant advancements in our understanding of the human brain and the biology of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. However, despite this progress, there remains a lack of societal understanding of dementia and implementation of our knowledge about how to treat it effectively. Recent […]
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Development of Artificial Intelligence for the management of retinal diseases – New Christian Doppler Laboratory opened at MedUni Vienna: The number of patients at risk of developing serious retinal diseases or even going blind in the future is growing much faster than the number of trained ophthalmologists. The time available for examination is decreasing in […]
Focus on advancing immunomodulating cancer treatments – Christian Doppler Laboratory for Personalized Immunotherapy opened at MedUni Vienna: The interactions between cancer tissue and a patient’s individual immune system are part of a complex and hitherto insufficiently understood interplay. However, a thorough understanding of this complex orchestration of activating and suppressing signals is essential as a […]