News: health and medical sciences

Funding fuels IMAGENDO international recruitment

Jodie Avery

A funding boost from the Federal Government will allow the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù꿉۪s IMAGENDO study, which is training artificial intelligence to help diagnose endometriosis, to collect global data for the first time.

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Embryo development holds key to healthy lifestyles

Embryo

Researchers from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø have discovered that the earliest days of embryo development have a measurable impact on a person’s future health and ageing.

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Extreme heat increases heart disease burden

Temperature

The number of people impacted by cardiovascular disease caused by hot weather is expected to double by the middle of the century if current climate trends continue, according to new research from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø.

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Quantum-inspired cameras capture the start of life

Quantum camera image

Researchers at the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø have performed the first imaging of embryos using cameras designed for quantum measurements.

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Australian study reveals hidden struggles of back and neck pain sufferers

Zahrah Malik and Dr Rutger de Zoete look over the results of the study.

Almost a quarter of Australians with back and neck pain have changed their work status due to their conditions, according to the first annual report from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Back and Neck Pain.

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Funding awarded to explore immune response in MS

Iain Comerford

MS Australia has recognised the work of University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù꿉۪s Dr Iain Comerford with a $25,000 Incubator Grant.

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Magnetic approach to chemo-induced neuropathy

TMaC study

More than 80 per cent of bowel cancer survivors are living with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), a form of chronic nerve damage which can cause symptoms that range from mild pins and needles to losing all feeling and control in your hands and feet.

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Advanced analytical methods needed for better insights into chronic diseases

Microscope

An international team of researchers has explored how multi-omics – the integration of molecular data across different biological layers – can enhance our understanding of the way genetic and environmental factors interact to influence chronic diseases.

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New goal achieved for The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Score

Photo of a person in a hospital bed

Patients at the Lyell McEwin Hospital were less likely to be re-admitted when their likelihood of discharge was evaluated by an artificial intelligence system, new research has found.

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Diabetes and heart disease researchers funded

Emma Solly and Sivabaskari Pasupathy

University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù꿉۪s Dr Emma Solly and Dr Sivabaskari Pasupathy will share in the latest round of funding from The Hospital Research Foundation Group’s Advancing Care and Treatment of Chronic Conditions in Priority Populations competitive grant round.

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