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What we're getting wrong about breastfeeding
International
Sapienza University, Italy
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Waste not, want not: farming insects for human food
Australia; QLD; SA
Adelaide University
Combination of extreme heat and bushfire smoke linked to heart disease deaths, especially in Australia
Australia; VIC
Monash University
JACC
People with frailty explain what they really want from digital health tools
Australia; SA
Flinders University,The University of Queensland
BMC Geriatrics
Mutations attracted to the X chromosome amplify risk of haemophilia and muscular dystrophy
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland,Mater Research, The University of Queensland, University of Michigan Medical School
Science
The invisibility of intellectual disabilities in NZ’s mental health roadmap
New Zealand
University of Otago,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,Clinical Genetics NZ Ltd
New Zealand Journal of Medicine
Addressing the shockingly low use of defibrillators in NZ
New Zealand
Hato Hone St John
New Zealand Medical Journal
Ethical frameworks must evolve alongside advancements in legged robots
Australia; VIC
Monash University
Science Robotics
The lightbulb moment behind a potential antiviral advance
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland,Assiut University, University of Helsinki, Medical University of Gdansk, Finnish Food Authority. The Francis Crick Institute, Imperial College London, Myricx Bio, i-Synapse
Nature Communications
Helping more chronic myeloid leukaemia patients live free from lifelong treatment
Australia; International; SA
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
Muscle radar unlocks potential for future robotic limbs
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland,CSIRO,Oslo Metropolitan University
Science Robotics
Poo testing finds gut bacteria changes in coeliac Kiwi kids
New Zealand
University of Canterbury,University of Otago,The Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia; Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia; University of Melbourne, Australia;
Frontiers in Microbiology
Demystifying the brain’s defence against dementia
Australia; SA
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
Suffer from eczema? Antihistamines might not help as much as we thought
Australia; International
McMaster University, Canada
The BMJ
A weekly HIV drug could offer more options for patients
International
Queen Mary University of London, UK
New England Journal of Medicine
Pet ownership may not guarantee health and wellness
International
University of Basel, Switzerland
PLOS One
Live longer or better? Healthcare preferences vary by sex and age
International
Norwich Medical School, UK
PLOS One
As vapes evolve, teens could be exposed to higher and higher nicotine concentrations
International
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston
JAMA Psychiatry
High cholesterol linked to 3.6 million deaths globally in 2023
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Sydney,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Edith Cowan University,Charles Sturt University,Federation University Australia,Deakin University,The University of Newcastle,The University of Queensland,The Australian National University,Australian Catholic University,University of New South Wales, University of Melbourne, Monash University, University of Western Australia, Griffith University, Adelaide University, Flinders University, Western Sydney University, Macquarie University, University of Technology Sydney, the George Institute for Global Health
JAMA
Could childhood infections be linked to eczema?
International
Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Denmark
JAMA Dermatology
Aussies with disabilities are 30% to 40% less likely to be employed, and it's not getting better
Australia; VIC
The University of Melbourne
Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)
A cell therapy could slow muscle decline in young people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
International
University of California, USA
The Lancet
Program drastically reduces scabies in Pacific Islands
Australia; Pacific; VIC
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Nature Health
Mozzies' most powerful weapon in fighting insecticides discovered
International
University of Delhi, India
Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Acute pancreatitis on the rise in South Australia, with shift in who is at risk
Australia; SA
Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,Monash University,The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,University of Tasmania
Pancreatology
Animation acts like ‘telescope’ to show human cell process
Australia; VIC
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Pregnancy loss is common in Australia
Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Children who miss preschool more likely to start school behind
Australia; SA; WA
Curtin University,The Kids Research Institute Australia,Adelaide University
JAMA Network Open
AI tool helps predict bowel cancer relapse risk
Australia; VIC
La Trobe University
Gastroenterology
Vitamin B3 treatment may halt severity of rare genetic disease
Australia; VIC
Murdoch Children's Research Institute,Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)
Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
The mental health toll of rising inflation and housing debt in Australia
Australia; VIC
The University of Melbourne
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Dealing with post-pandemic sleep issues – it’s not too late
Australia; International; QLD; SA
Flinders University,James Cook University,King's College London
Journal of Sleep Research
Climate change and social concerns could drive more radical protests
Australia; SA; WA
Flinders University,Murdoch University
Environment and Behaviour
Involving family in childhood obesity care linked with bigger BMI losses
International
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, USA
JAMA Pediatrics
Measuring more than recovery: new healthcare tool for older Australians
Australia; VIC; SA
Flinders University,The University of Melbourne
BMC Geriatrics
Gum disease worsens systemic bone loss in osteoporosis patients via gut bacteria
Australia; QLD
Griffith University
npj Biofilms Microbiomes
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