Adolescence: a critical time to address gender inequality
Early adolescence is where gender inequalities most markedly emerge, according to new research from across 40 low- and middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific. The research,...
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.
Australia: Chronic disease and public health failures fuel COVID-19 pandemic
Australia: Chronic disease and public health failures fuel COVID-19 pandemic: Australia was not spared as a 30-year global rise in chronic illness and related risk...
Genetic breakthrough for severe neurological conditions
Researchers have made a genetic breakthrough discovery into the cause of a spectrum of severe neurological conditions. A research study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research...
CSIRO on SARS-COV-2 ‘survivability’
CSIRO scientists publish new research on SARS-COV-2 virus ‘survivability’: COVID-19 causing virus lasts for 10 days longer than Influenza on some surfaces. Lower temps, glass,...
The power of pause : World Mental Health Day 2020
The Power of Pause: For World Mental Health Day 2020, Leah Nylander of West Coast Yoga discusses the benefits of yoga and meditation for the...
Taking the STING out of Motor Neuron Disease
Melbourne researchers are working towards a potential treatment to slow the progression of motor neuron disease (MND), offering hope to people with this debilitating and...
Twins in breast cancer study
A burden shared is a burden halved: twins in breast cancer study: Melbourne identical twins Raie Moss and Judy Kohn are sharing their breast cancer...
Getting to grips with handedness
Researchers get a better grip on left and right handedness: In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have identified 48 genetic variants...
An obese heart is a silent risk
More than a high BMI, an ‘obese heart’ is a silent risk: New research shows that fat tissue around the heart releases molecules that alter...
The antibacterial superhero inside our cells
Australian scientists shed light on antibacterial superhero inside our cells. Researchers have made a key discovery on a critical arm of the immune system’s powerful...
