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13 Apr 2017
As Easter looms, University of Melbourne researchers have good news on two fronts: eating chocolate does not cause pimples; and they‘re calling for participants for a trial of a new treatment for moderate or severe acne.
10 Apr 2017
Australia’s first and only Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) to promote safer families will lead research into the health effects of intimate partner violence on individuals and families, and how the health sector can respond.
4 Apr 2017
The University of Melbourne has welcomed today’s announcement of a new $US18 million investment in Bionic Vision Technologies (BVT), the commercialisation company of the former Bionic Vision Australia (BVA).
31 Mar 2017
Researchers and clinicians are calling on the mining industry and governments to create better regulations in the interest of the health of coal miners.
29 Mar 2017
A Melbourne research team has successfully transplanted stem cells into the muscles of the bowel, offering hope of one day restoring bowel function in children with severe and distressing gut disorders such as Hirschsprung’s Disease, for which there are few current effective treatments.
22 Mar 2017
Most people who die from snake bite in Australia are male, bitten in the warmer months of the year and more than half of the bites occur in or near the home, according to the first new report in 25 years on death by snake bite in Australia.
21 Mar 2017
Men who strongly identify as self-reliant are much more likely to have thoughts about suicide and self-harm than other men, research has found.
15 Mar 2017
A shortage of Australian doctors in rural communities continues to be a serious problem.
14 Mar 2017
The international classification system for epilepsy has been overhauled for the first time in nearly three decades, with some seizure types gaining formal recognition, far better information on causes and greater recognition that epilepsy may be associated with other disorders.
9 Mar 2017
Giving primary health care nurses a greater role in managing Type 2 Diabetes can significantly reduce delays in starting insulin treatment, a team of researchers led by the University of Melbourne has found.
6 Mar 2017
Professor Michael Parker has been appointed as the new Director of the University of Melbourne’s Bio 21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute.
23 Feb 2017
A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is often a death sentence because current chemotherapies have little impact on the disease.
21 Feb 2017
University of Melbourne researchers are calling on health insurers and government to support new remotely delivered treatment models – including Skype consultations – for people suffering chronic knee pain.
16 Feb 2017
An Australian-led international research effort has revealed that genetic changes normally linked to breast, colon and ovarian cancers could also drive a rare form of pancreatic cancer.
15 Feb 2017
Australia could save $3.4 billion in healthcare costs by introducing a package of taxes on sugar, salt, saturated fat and sugary drinks, while subsidising fruits and vegetables, University of Melbourne modelling shows.
13 Feb 2017
The University of Melbourne and Australia’s national broadcaster are teaming up to solve one of the biggest mysteries at the heart of family life: what chores do kids do around the home?
9 Feb 2017
Melbourne researchers have used cutting-edge genomics technology to show a strain of a bacteria can be transmitted to patients from machines commonly used to regulate body temperature during cardiac surgery.
8 Feb 2017
A smartphone app will target taxi drivers’ ‘downtime’ waiting for their next passenger, to support them with tools and messages to improve their health.
6 Feb 2017
A simple bedside test for pregnant women to accurately predict early labour is under development at the University of Melbourne.
3 Feb 2017
An Australian-first research program will help improve treatment for up to one million Australians with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).