News: health and medical sciences
Participants needed for world-first pancreatic cancer study
South Australian and Victorian patients with pancreatic cancer will be able to participate in a world-first human comparative clinical trial that aims to improve symptoms and survival outcomes using faecal transplant in combination with chemotherapy compared to placebo.
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Bridging the gap for rural medication safety
Professor Lucie Walters, Director of the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s Rural Clinical School, is working to build an interdisciplinary system around medication safety in regional areas.
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Creating Australia’s first MND care guideline
University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø researchers have started a two-year project to develop the nation’s first clinical care guideline for motor neurone disease (MND).
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Platform technology unlocks new therapeutic targets
Researchers from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø have developed a new technology for drug and functional genomics screenings, which could reshape the way diseases are treated.Â
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Family planning services in low to middle income countries
As family planning methods continue to remain inaccessible to millions in low to middle income countries (LMICs), University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø researchers are investigating a way to make it more accessible.
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Gender bias in POTS diagnosis reveals hidden impact
New research by the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø has found it takes nearly twice as long for women to receive a Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) diagnosis when compared to men.
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Extreme heat poses threat to mental health
Rising temperatures across Australia could increase the burden of mental and behavioural disorders (MBD) by almost 50 per cent by 2050, according to a new study from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø. The research highlights the urgent need to act now to protect mental health as the climate warms.
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Students still struggling mentally, but tide is turning
The latest Resilient Youth: State of the Nation Report has revealed Australia’s young people are still struggling mentally.
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Combination approach to advanced cancer could improve survival
An international team of researchers, including experts from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø, has found genomic testing and targeted therapies for patients with advanced cancer could improve survival rates by up to 40 per cent.
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Leading the way in ultrasound credentialing
Ultrasound is a crucial tool for timely and accurate diagnosis of endometriosis, yet variability in scanning capability, techniques and interpretation has led to inconsistent patient outcomes.
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