Universal health coverage and incarceration
Universal health coverage and incarceration: People in prisons left behind in drive to reach universal healthcare goals: An international study of global progress in reaching...
Australasia
The Australasia category highlights health, policy and social issues from across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region. It includes analysis of health system developments, research breakthroughs, public health priorities and lived experience from local settings, offering a regional lens on topics that matter to communities and practitioners in Australasia.
Dancers dancing through pain
Dancers dancing through pain: A new Curtin-developed wearable sensor system has tracked the movement of dancers, providing valuable insights into how they adapt to dance...
Diabetes medication offers fertility hope
Diabetes medication offers fertility hope: Researchers may have found a solution to improving fertility in women with obesity, following a successful trial in mice using...
Cornea T cells protect eyes from viral infections
World-first discovery of cornea T cells protecting eyes from viral infections: The cornea – the transparent protective outer layer of the eye critical to helping...
Blood pressure pills and breast cancer study
Curtin University researchers will examine if the long-term use of a popular blood pressure medication increased the risk of breast cancer in almost 200,000 women...
Caesareans not linked to infant food allergy
Caesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of infant food allergy according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s...
Australian App for speech impairment detection
Australian App to enable early diagnosis and intervention for speech impairment. Curtin researchers will investigate the use of a web-based assessment application for the early and...
Transgender mental health in crisis
Transgender mental health in crisis, but support groups desperately underfunded: Australia’s transgender (trans) community is experiencing depression and thoughts of self-harm at levels never before...
Plant-based drinks don’t measure up to milk’s nutrition or value
Plant-based drinks don’t measure up to milk’s nutrition or value: New research published in peer-reviewed journal Foods has found milk to be the most affordable way...
Ground-breaking tinnitus test
Ground-breaking tinnitus test paves the way to new treatments: A ground-breaking diagnostic test under development at the Bionics Institute in Melbourne could pave the way...
