Medical Research
Women attending Townsville’s V8 Supercars event were found not to be wearing the right hats for sun protection and without continued efforts towards sun protection. According to researchers at James Cook University’s College of Public ...
Have you ever wondered what personality traits make people truly happy and satisfied with their lives? According to recent research published by the American Psychological Association in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, there ...
Recent research has found that if neural assemblies in the brain fail to synchronise, memory can be lost, presenting viable targets for therapeutic interventions at the level of neural assembly interactions. Memory is a fascinating ...
Physical exercise, in any structured form, has been found to improve the quality of life and motor symptoms of people with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects mostly older ...
Research shows practising yoga can help prevent and manage frailty in older adults, as it improves gait speed and lowers extremity strength comparable to exercise and tai chi. As we age, our bodies become more ...
A University of South Australia-led research has found that regular consumption of a Mediterranean or Asian diet reduces the risk of prostate cancer diagnosis in men. University of South Australia researchers have found that a ...
Bempedoic acid completes a four-year clinical trial showing the potential to save hundreds of thousands of Australians with high cholesterol. A new pill that could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians with ...
Parkinson’s gene contributes to brain debris, changing treatment focus to autophagy, says University of Queensland research. New research from the University of Queensland has identified a key gene linked to Parkinson’s disease that also contributes ...
VMCH partners with innovative falls detection technology provider HomeGuardian and leading researchers from Deakin University in a three-year study. Funding for the falls prevention research comes from an incredible $2.65 million investment from the Federal ...
A team of researchers from The University of Queensland may have discovered the key to better memory and cognitive function in an unexpected source: the lion’s mane mushroom, a staple of traditional Asian medicine for ...
Grief Australia has rebranded with a new campaign, “Grief has many faces,” aimed at increasing community engagement nationwide by diversifying its services, training, research and improving access to specialised services for grieving Australians. Speaking at an ...
New research from the Leukaemia Foundation reveals the devastating financial impact a blood cancer diagnosis is having on Australians. The study shows that 43% of blood cancer patients have suffered from out-of-pocket treatment costs, some ...
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