The University of Melbourne
Monitoring epileptic seizures with an implantable device
A device to monitor ultra-long-term EEG signals is undergoing a clinical trial. It was developed by Epiminder, which has raised over $44 million since June 2018.
Medical Research
Macquarie University
Illness invalidation harmful to patients with chronic conditions
A new study of Australians living with chronic physical health conditions has found family members and doctors who dismiss their experiences cause significant mental distress.
Macquarie University
Take note: How AI promises to improve your visit to the doctor
Visits to the doctor could be improved with the use of AI to record a patient’s medical history provided concerns about accuracy, reliability and privacy are addressed.
The University of Melbourne
Improving health information accessibility through a PhD
University of Melbourne PhD candidate John Paul Cruz is researching the accessibility of Australian digital health platforms.
Charles Darwin University
Researchers train AI to diagnose lung diseases
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could become a radiologist’s best friend, with researchers training the technology to accurately diagnose pneumonia, COVID-19 and other lung diseases.
The University of Melbourne
New hope for patients who couldn’t get dental implants
One in ten patients with missing teeth can't be helped with a traditional dental implant. University of Melbourne researchers have designed an innovative implant to help these patients.
University of the Sunshine Coast
Global study identifies hidden genetic cause of intellectual disability
The study details a new form of childhood genetic intellectual disability resulting from recessive variants in the gene GTF3C3.
Edith Cowan University
Call goes out to support world-first health platform
The ECU Centre for Precision Health (CPH) is calling on the Western Australian community to support the development of NeuroHub WA, a world-first health platform that will support the more than one million Western Australians living with a neurological condition.
Charles Darwin University
Health monitoring devices at risk of being hacked, study shows
Billions of people around the world are using internet-connected medical devices to monitor their health, but could be putting themselves at risk of hackers using their data for unhealthy reasons according to a new cybersecurity study.
Macquarie University
New study of seven million records reveals who gets long COVID
Macquarie University researchers shed new light on who is most likely to be diagnosed with long COVID in a groundbreaking Australian study that promises to improve how we screen, monitor and treat patients.
Monash University
Fruit fly helps unlock clues about how organs, tissue and cancer grow
In a new study, published in Developmental Cell, Monash University researchers in collaboration with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have made new discoveries on how the Hippo signalling pathway sends signals from the cell membrane to the nucleus to change cell behaviour.
Edith Cowan University
Researchers offer mums 'liquid gold' alternative to formula feeding in hospital
Interest in antenatal colostrum expression (ACE) is on the rise, with research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) showing that around half of pregnant mums in Perth are giving it a go.