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20 Jan 2022
Findings from a review conducted by University of Melbourne researchers shows multiple disasters can have complex impacts on physical health, mental health and well-being which go beyond what has been observed after single disasters.
13 Jan 2022
Australia's first automated pollen counter – which will significantly improve the way airborne pollen is recorded and help hay fever sufferers better manage their allergies – has been installed by researchers at the University of Melbourne.
12 Jan 2022
Researchers may have uncovered a key to making existing frontline antibiotics work again, against the deadly bacteria that cause pneumonia.
12 Jan 2022
Findings from an international genetic study involving the University of Melbourne means it may now be possible to predict which children are more likely to develop epilepsy later in life based on their genotype (the risk genes they may carry).
10 Jan 2022
Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have discovered a new gene that plays an important role in the way the spleen functions, potentially leading to new treatments for infectious diseases.
3 Jan 2022
Research from the University of Melbourne and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed T cells, one of the body’s key defences against COVID-19, are expected to be effective in mounting an immune response against Omicron despite its significantly higher mutations compared to previous variants of concern.
8 Dec 2021
Closed-loop insulin-delivery could be the key to treating older adults with long-duration type 1 diabetes according to a study that assessed the clinical benefits of the treatment in comparison to sensor-augmented pump therapy.
6 Dec 2021
Seventeen La Trobe University graduates are a step closer to realising their dream of becoming rural doctors, as they prepare to embark on the University of Melbourne’s Doctor of Medicine (Rural Pathway) in Shepparton.
6 Dec 2021
New research has uncovered how mitochondria – the energy powerhouse of our cells implicated in devastating mitochondrial disease, type 2 diabetes and cancers – respond to exercise training in unprecedented detail.
1 Dec 2021
Victorian scientists and manufacturers have created Australia’s first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate – Australia’s first ever mRNA drug product – in just five months, enabling clinical trials to begin in the new year.
30 Nov 2021
New research investigating the benefits of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs has found 80 per cent of participants experienced improvement in knee pain and an average of 10 per cent in loss of body weight, with one man shedding 39 kilograms.
24 Nov 2021
Injections of platelet-rich plasma are no better than placebo for helping reduce knee pain in people with knee joint osteoarthritis, an Australian clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Melbourne, University of Sydney and Monash University has found.
17 Nov 2021
Significant progress has been made to improve eye care outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people but service shortfalls and equity gaps remain, according to the 10th annual update on the Implementation of the Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision.
11 Nov 2021
Australian and Canadian researchers have shown that male physicians disproportionately refer patients to male surgeons over similarly qualified and experienced female surgeons.
4 Nov 2021
The Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT), which is led by the University of Melbourne, has welcomed the decision by the Australian Government to subsidise the cost of positron emission tomography (PET) scans to assist with the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease.
22 Oct 2021
Four University of Melbourne researchers and their collaborators have been awarded $5 million each over five years in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Synergy grants, to address significant health and medical issues.
21 Oct 2021
The addition of dairy foods into the daily diet of aged-care residents can reduce fractures and falls, researchers have found in a study published today in the British Medical Journal.
20 Oct 2021
World-leading health services and applied clinical researcher Professor Jane Gunn has been appointed as the University of Melbourne’s 18th Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS).
15 Oct 2021
Older people are the most sedentary group in Australia, but recent research indicates many would exercise more if encouraged to do so.
29 Sep 2021
The opening of new manufacturing facility Neo-Bionica sees the beginning of a new era in medical device development capability in Victoria.