University of New South Wales
Mental illness the largest contributor to disability worldwide
Mental illness is the largest contributor to disability, according to a report card on the world's health, The Global Burden of Disease 2010 (GBD 2010). The seven papers and two commentaries that make up the ...
Health
Dec 14, 2012 |
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Extra support needed for younger dementia sufferers, report finds
(Medical Xpress)—The unique needs of people with younger onset dementia have been addressed for the first time in new research by the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC). ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dec 06, 2012 |
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Super-resolution microscope shows how human T-cells make life or death decisions
(Medical Xpress)—Using a super-resolution fluorescent microscope, medical scientists are a step closer to understanding why and how human immune cells decide to activate or not, thus enabling or preventing ...
Immunology
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Four is the 'magic' number for our mind coping with information
(Medical Xpress)—According to psychological lore, when it comes to items of information the mind can cope with before confusion sets in, the "magic" number is seven.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Chronic fatigue syndrome—a system under stress
Australian researchers have discovered for the first time that reduced heart rate variability – or changes in heart beat timing – best predicts cognitive disturbances, such as concentration difficulties commonly reported ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Beginning of the end of hepatitis B in Australia?
(Medical Xpress)—A newborn vaccination program first introduced for Aboriginal babies in the Northern Territory has made significant inroads, significantly helping in the push to eradicate chronic hepatitis ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Report cites urgent need for revision of HIV prevention practices
Trends in the sexual practices of gay men in Australia show that HIV prevention remains firmly embedded in gay communities. However, to curb the epidemic and start driving down numbers of new infections, ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Australia: Heroin and opioid deaths on the rise
A total of 500 Australians aged 15 to 54 died from accidental opioid overdoses in 2008 and preliminary estimates suggest deaths of this nature will be higher again in 2009 and 2010, according to the National ...
Addiction
Oct 10, 2012 |
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Combination of compulsory helmets plus provided cycleways halve the head-injury rate, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—The combined effect of making helmets compulsory for riders and providing cycleways and other infrastructure has reduced by about half the serious head-injuries associated with cycling ...
Health
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Treating stubborn depression
At least one in three patients with depression won't respond well to a series of treatments and experts in the field have joined together to outline practical treatments to tackle the issue, in the Medical Journal of Australia Op ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Doctors failing to follow up test results
(Medical Xpress)—A systematic review by UNSW Medicine researchers has found up to 62 per cent of laboratory tests and up to 36 per cent of radiology reports were not being followed up by doctors, for patients ...
Health
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Human trials have begun on a potentially groundbreaking cancer drug
(Medical Xpress)—In medical science, remarkable things sometimes happen that make years of toiling in the lab worthwhile.
Cancer
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Online treatment dramatically cuts suicide risk
(Medical Xpress)—Australian research, published in the British Medical Journal Open, shows a dramatic reduction in both depression and suicidal thoughts in patients who participated in a study involving intern ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Quantifying the risk of pandemics created through air travel: Creating models for efficient response
A viral disease is contracted abroad and transported unknowingly by a human host. Discrete symptoms linger beneath the skin as the person boards their flight home, delivering the virus across oceans and borders ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Cook Islands plants show regenerative properties
A skin care product based on plants used in traditional Cook Islands remedies has been created by UNSW researchers who are also investigating the regenerative properties of the plants for use in wound and bone healing.
Medications
Aug 28, 2012 |
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