4 Apr 2018 Study finds asthma is associated with boys’ childhood fractures The world’s largest study of its type has confirmed that asthma is associated with childhood fractures for boys, but not girls, underlining the importance of bone health education.
29 Mar 2018 Towards greater MRI sensitivity by harnessing quantum hyperpolarisation Researchers at the University of Melbourne have developed a technique which could increase the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for patient diagnosis.
28 Mar 2018 Teddy bears gather for hospital treatment Unwell teddies, dolls, stuffed animals and maybe even a toy dragon will gather in the city on Good Friday at the annual Teddy Bear Hospital, where a new pathology lab will test for “teddy germs”.
27 Mar 2018 Founders of Global Burden of Disease Study receive major international award After decades of work to improve global health University of Melbourne Laureate Professor Alan Lopez has been named as recipient of a prestigious international award for his substantial and sustained contribution to the field.
26 Mar 2018 Research into health and performance of older doctors University of Melbourne research found doctors aged 65 years of age and older had 37 per cent more notifications – complaints or concerns – lodged against them than younger doctors aged 36-60 years over a four-year period.
23 Mar 2018 Freezing frog cells for conservation For the first time, Australian frog cells have been successfully frozen and re-grown in culture, offering hope of a new technique to safeguard endangered amphibians.
21 Mar 2018 New research centre to focus on the stateless Australian researchers will focus on the plight, rights and status of stateless people at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, which will be launched at Melbourne Law School on Monday, 26 March 2018.
16 Mar 2018 Champions of same sex marriage and Indigenous affairs honoured for political leadership Senator Dean Smith and Councillor Vonda Malone were honoured last night as the inaugural winners of the McKinnon Prize for Political Leadership, a new, non-partisan award recognising courageous, visionary and collaborative leaders.
15 Mar 2018 Virtual Reality facility helping patients recover from injuries The University of Melbourne is home to a new state of the art Virtual Reality (VR) biomechanical facility that is vastly improving our understanding of human movement and how to treat and prevent injuries.
15 Mar 2018 Indigenous eye health a good news story for closing the gap “Striving Together” to further close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous eye health is the theme of a major conference this week.