Health and Medicine
Wellness through research and revolutionary patient care
Health and Medicine
Wellness through research and revolutionary patient care
Please explain: What is addiction and why is it so hard to kick?
As viewers around the nation tune in to the SBS documentary series Addicted Australia, Macquarie University clinical psychologist Associate Professor Melissa Norberg explains the factors behind addiction and relapse.
New COVID-19 strategy: vaccinate potential superspreaders first
As the world pins its hopes on Pfizer's announcement this week of an effective vaccine, Macquarie University researchers have unveiled a strategy addressing the question of who should be vaccinated first.
Health alert: elderly at risk from social media misinformation
Elderly Australians are particularly vulnerable at the time of COVID-19. Isolation and a need for accurate information has them turning to social media for answers, often with disastrous results, researchers from Macquarie University explain.
Testing everyone is key to limit COVID-19 deaths, study finds
As political leaders and health policy makers struggle to contain COVID-19, Macquarie University researchers have assessed the best approach to limit deaths from the pandemic.
Biology revolution: Massive task to map every human protein is almost complete
A 10-year project to identify every protein the human body produces is nearing the finish line, with enormous implications for health and medicine, say Macquarie researchers involved in the international endeavour.
New Macquarie research could help slow aggressive breast cancer
New research has uncovered the secret pathway used by some aggressive breast cancers to avoid detection – and will likely lead to more effective treatments for metastatic breast cancer.
New breast implant study launched as risk evidence mounts
Breast implants may trigger multiple symptoms including autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue, gastritis and other debilitating conditions. Macquarie University's Professor Anand Deva is doing more research to find out why.
Please explain: Can you learn resilience?
As the pandemic tests the coping skills of all of us, resilience researcher Dr Monique Crane, Senior Lecturer in Macquarie’s Department of Psychology, explains.
Zoom's a boon when it comes to helping kids learn to read: world-first study
Reading interventions are needed by one in five children in the early years at school and a world-first study by Macquarie University shows that video-conferencing is a promising way to deliver results.
Novel online program helps older people with depression
Many older Australians are not getting the mental health support they need, but a new program from Macquarie University is offering a cost-effective approach online, says Professor of Psychology Viviana Wuthrich.
More cancer patients turn to online communities for help
Online health communities are playing a growing role in cancer treatment as they supplement traditional communication between doctors, patients and caregivers – particularly during COVID-19, says Macquarie Business School Associate Professor Babak Abedin.
World-first software could revolutionise how we understand disease
An Australian machine-learning program is the first in the world to handle genomic datasets with a trillion data points, helping scientists decode the mysteries of inherited illness, says Macquarie University Honorary Associate Professor Denis Bauer.