Health
Memory games: Eating well to remember
A healthy diet is essential to living well, but as we age, should we change what we eat?
Feb 18, 2020
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University of Technology, Sydney
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists discover potential medicinal cannabis substitute for treating Parkinson's disease
A drug that provides the benefits obtained from medicinal cannabis without the "high" or other side effects may help to unlock a new treatment for Parkinson's disease.
Dec 19, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Evidence backs women's choice on where to have their babies
Healthy women have more than twice the chance of a normal labour and birth in a planned birth centre birth compared to a planned hospital birth, a major Australian study has found.
Oct 30, 2019
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Health
Research backs integrated health care role for pharmacists
A research team from the UTS Graduate School of Health, in collaboration with Western Sydney Primary Health Network, evaluated a consultation service for community pharmacists to triage, manage and appropriately refer patients ...
Oct 21, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Urban beaches are environmental hotspots for antibiotic resistance after rainfall
A two year study into the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in urban coastal environments shows that some beaches around Sydney have elevated levels of antibiotic resistant (AbR) bacteria following rainfall.
Sep 26, 2019
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Health
Study suggests flavored e-cigarettes may worsen asthma
A study into the impact of flavoured e-cigarettes, on allergic airways disease, suggests that some flavours may worsen the severity of diseases such as asthma. For the first time a model of asthma was used to investigate ...
Sep 20, 2019
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Medical research
Asbestosis toxicity study identifies potential of novel mineral treatment
Asbestos-related cancers include lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma (MM) for which there is no cure. Most patients with MM die within two years of diagnosis and despite the banning of asbestos in many countries MM related ...
Aug 7, 2019
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Health
Low level exposure to air pollution is harmful, mouse model shows
Air pollution is made up of both gaseous and particulate matter (PM). Each year almost two million people die as a direct result of air pollution with many more experiencing impaired lung function, developing lung diseases ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Addiction
New research backs Australian regulatory decision on poppers
Young gay and bisexual men are frequent users of alkyl nitrites, or poppers, but few show signs of addiction, risky consumption habits or other psychosocial problems, a study shows.
Jun 20, 2019
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Health
Opinion: Here's why well-intentioned vegan protesters are getting it wrong
Protests from animal-rights activists around the country have drawn a swift national backlash. The Prime Minister has condemned the animal-rights protesters as "shameful," "un-Australian" and, memorably, "green-collar criminals."
Apr 10, 2019
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