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Positive social-emotional schools boost mental health

Positive social-emotional environments in schools boosts student’s mental health. A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) led project has shown that fostering a positive social-emotional environment in schools can boost students’ mental …

Major ECR-funded project to unlock secrets of ageing well

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A €1.5 Million ERC-funded project, being led by Dr Esther Walton, will advance understanding about brain ageing and its links to wellbeing and mental health. The BrainHealth project, being led …

Championing building ventilation

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A campaign promoting the role of better building ventilation to support health and wellbeing has been launched by a coalition of scientists and engineering bodies. The overarching theme is ‘Improving …

Lifestyle medicine

Major ECR-funded projec...

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A €1.5 Million ERC-funded project, being led by Dr Esther Walton, will advance understanding about …

Carers Rights Day 2022 ...

Lottie |

To mark this year’s Carers Rights Day 2022 (24th November), Later Living Platform Lottie has …

Tsunami of people seeki...

Priory Group |

Priory sees huge rise in people inquiring about treatment for stress and alcohol addiction 70% …

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Anti-Bullying Week 2022: Reach Out – official Primary School film

Anti-Bullying Week 2022: Reach Out – official Primary School film The Anti-Bullying Alliance has worked …

Keeping yourself and others safe in crowds

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Tipping Point: Climate Change: The Facts

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Climate Change: The Facts We’re just two degrees away from a climate catastrophe. If the rate of global warming continues, we’ll reach the threshold for permanent environmental damage within 40 …

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Test that detects Group B Streptococcus in development

Paediatrics, Pregnancy, Women's Health

Test that detects Group B Streptococcus in development: Volunteers needed to help develop new test to …

All Creatures:

Synthetic firefly’s glow lights new path to disease detection

All Creatures, Infection/Disease

A research team has found a way to synthetically create a firefly’s ‘glow’ that could …

Global Reach:

Viruses can ‘hitchhike’ on microplastics

All Creatures, Australasia, Global Reach, Infection/Disease

Microplastics are not just tiny particles that can be ingested, they can also carry viruses, …

On The Couch:

Hangxiety: What it is and why it’s rising

Infection/Disease, Integrative, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Women's Health

“Hangxiety” is a hangover plus anxiety – and it’s real. Priory addiction expert at Roehampton …

Cancer, Pharmacy/Drugs, Screening
The first potent COQ8 inhibitor targets ubiquinone …
The first potent COQ8 inhibitor targets ubiquinone biosynthesis: Inhibition of the COQ8 protein could be beneficial in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. COQ8 is needed for the biosynthesis of …
Ageing, Global Reach, Integrative, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Neurology
Major ECR-funded project to unlock secrets of …
A €1.5 Million ERC-funded project, being led by Dr Esther Walton, will advance understanding about brain ageing and its links to wellbeing and mental health. The BrainHealth project, being led …
Global Reach, Heart & Lung, Infection/Disease, Innovation
Championing building ventilation
A campaign promoting the role of better building ventilation to support health and wellbeing has been launched by a coalition of scientists and engineering bodies. The overarching theme is ‘Improving …
Australasia, Mental Health, Paediatrics
Positive social-emotional schools boost mental health
Positive social-emotional environments in schools boosts student’s mental health. A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) led project has shown that fostering a positive social-emotional environment in schools can boost students’ mental …
Australasia, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Global Reach, Infection/Disease
Clamp2 provides vaccine hope for future pandemics
Clamp2 provides vaccine hope for future pandemics: The University of Queensland is set to take a second-generation molecular clamp vaccine to a proof-of-concept human trial. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness …

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Link between sleep apnoea and dementia

Ageing, Australasia, Neurology, sleep

UQ study explains link between sleep apnoea and dementia: Researchers at The University of Queensland …