Ophthalmology
Can Vitamin D improve your eyesight?
Young Brisbane adults aged between 18 and 25 are invited to participate in a QUT study into the role vitamin D plays in how accurate your eyes are at focussing near and far.
Oct 13, 2015
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News tagged with phd student
Psychology & Psychiatry
Evolution explains when and why we gamble
Sales of lottery tickets and insurance policies reveal our ambivalent attitude towards risk—in some situations we love to gamble, whereas in others we prefer to avoid it. New research by scientists at the University of ...
Apr 8, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Cutting-edge computer software helps pinpoint aggressiveness of breast cancer tumors
Researchers at Western University are using cutting-edge genetic mutation-analysis software developed in their lab to interpret mutations in tumour genome that may provide insight into determining which breast cancer tumours ...
Nov 14, 2014
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Addiction
Ground-breaking research shows frequency of addiction to over-the-counter medicines
Participants are being sought for a new phase of a ground-breaking study into addiction to over-the-counter medicines, also known as non-prescription medicines.
Nov 3, 2014
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Health
Improving care for intoxicated women assault victims
New research at the University of Adelaide could lead to improvements in professional health care for women who experience physical or sexual assault while under the influence of alcohol.
Oct 22, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Unlocking secrets of breast tissue
A unique population of microbes in the female breast may lay the groundwork for understanding how this bacterial community contributes to health and disease, according to a new study out of Western University (London, Canada). ...
Apr 8, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unique multi-resistant bacterium difficult to eradicate
A previously unknown multi-resistant bacterium has been sticking around at a Swedish University Hospital for ten years. The reason for this is deficient hygiene routines among the staff, a doctoral thesis at Linköping University ...
Feb 28, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Artful tactics lead to success in classroom
Anita Mortock, a PhD student from Victoria's Faculty of Education, has spent the last two years observing five, six and seven year old students in the classroom and analysing their behaviour during mat time.
Feb 6, 2014
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Immunology
Researchers successfully test model for implant device reactions
(Medical Xpress)—A team from the University of Texas at Arlington has used mathematical modeling to develop a computer simulation they hope will one day improve the treatment of dangerous reactions to medical implants such ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Obese stomachs tell us diets are doomed to fail
The way the stomach detects and tells our brains how full we are becomes damaged in obese people but does not return to normal once they lose weight, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.
Sep 16, 2013
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