Health and Medicine
Wellness through research and revolutionary patient care
Health and Medicine
Wellness through research and revolutionary patient care
Significant improvements from new two-hour depression and anxiety treatment: trial
A single online lesson can be as beneficial in reducing the symptoms of anxiety and depression as a five-lesson treatment program, a clinical trial has found.
Please explain: What is sepsis?
Sepsis claims the lives of about 10,000 Australians every year, but its symptoms make it hard to detect. Professor Vincent Lam and Associate Professor Ling Li explain why awareness of this silent killer is the key to reducing the death toll.
How face-to-face contact could save the world: new book
Our instinct to form groups is hardwired into our brains, and vital to the way humanity evolved. According to a new book, if we listen to those instincts to connect, they could just help us save the planet.
Kangaroos could help injured athletes get back in the game
Kangaroos have superior tendons and Australian sports injury experts aim to use them to revolutionise treatment for common knee injuries.
Please explain: What is medical cannabis?
With the race to open Sydney's first cannabis dispensary in full swing, Macquarie Medical School pharmacologist Professor Mark Connor explains the uses of medical marijuana.
Retinal gene therapy could provide protection in glaucoma
Macquarie Medical School researchers have developed a technique for a gene therapy that could help treat the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness.
Hope as link between retina and Alzheimer's revealed
Aided by a retina map developed by Macquarie University researchers, a major international study has identified protein markers in the eye that mirror changes in the brain, offering hope for early detection of Alzheimer's disease.
Study shines light on pointless Vitamin D tests
Blood tests for Vitamin D deficiency in Australian children have increased 30-fold over the past 15 years with no increase in detection.
Please explain: Do sleep apps help with insomnia?
Sleep and relaxation apps have become a popular way to deal with disturbed sleep, but do they really work? Sleep researcher Associate Professor Christopher Gordon says some do – but not all apps are created equal.
COVID-19 could cause long-term neuron damage: new study
New research has shown that COVID-19 can fuse brain cells together, and could explain brain fog, headaches, loss of taste and smell and other long-term neurological symptoms some patients experience.
Bowel cancer rates are rising among younger people
A new study has found that bowel cancer patients under 50 often experience delays in diagnosis, despite rates of bowel cancer markedly increasing in this group in recent decades.
Australian children needed more mental health medications during the pandemic
A new study of general practice data has found there was a rise in the number of prescriptions written for children and adolescents during the pandemic for conditions including depression and anxiety.