La Trobe University
Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhoea-causing strain of bacteria uses “molecular scissors” to cut open and destroy gut cells, leading to severe illness and sometimes death.
Edith Cowan University
A new ECU study has revealed there's more to happiness and wellbeing than simply chasing goals, it also comes down to why you're chasing them.
Edith Cowan University
An innovative Edith Cowan University (ECU) research project is using the power of music and storytelling to support the wellbeing of older Italian migrants, including those living with dementia.
Edith Cowan University
As little as five minutes a day of eccentric exercise could offer significant health benefits to those living a stagnant lifestyle, researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) found.
Edith Cowan University
Exercise could potentially reduce the recurrence rate of breast cancer, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found.
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University (ECU) has been awarded a $977,278 grant from Western Australian state government agency Healthway to develop a best practice guide to address a critical gap in the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) food environment.
Macquarie University
Psychotropic medicines that are commonly prescribed for older people in aged care homes to treat mental health conditions need to be reviewed because they may cause loss of balance and lead to unnecessary falls and injuries, according to Macquarie University researcher Narjis Batool.
University of the Sunshine Coast
Older people are at far greater risk of experiencing the debilitating symptoms of delirium during a hospital stay than previously known, according to research led by the University of the Sunshine Coast’s new Professor of Healthy Ageing.
The University of Melbourne
During her PhD at the Doherty Institute, Dr Catriona Nguyễn-Robertson studied unconventional T cells, which might one day create a pathway to a more effective tuberculosis vaccine or a way to prevent skin allergies.
La Trobe University
Scientists at La Trobe University have identified a possible defence for humans against the influenza virus H5N1 – commonly known as ’bird flu’ – which could open avenues of research for new vaccine development.
Edith Cowan University
As Australia marks 50 years of Vietnamese migration, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shed light on how Vietnamese Australians view ageing—and it's very different from Western ideas of 'successful ageing.'
Edith Cowan University
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has confirmed that erectile dysfunction in patients living with prostate cancer could be significantly improved through regular exercise.