New Research Unravels Complex Stroke Mechanisms

With next week being National Stroke Week (8 - 14 September), timely research has been released which has led to a deeper understanding of how the brain responds to stroke and which mechanisms may be harmful or beneficial following a stroke.

Prevalence of Osteoporosis May be Higher than Reports Indicate

Adelaide University Research Targets Early Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

University of Adelaide neuroscience researchers are investigating markers for potential earlier diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

Speech Pathology Australia says Time for Talk is Over

The time for talk is over. The time for action is now. That is the key message from the Australian Senate’s Community Affairs Committee’s report into speech pathology services in Australia.

New Campaign Says See the GP, Not the ED

A new marketing campaign by the Queensland Government has been designed to get people to visit their GP, not hospital Emergency Departments.

More Grants Supporting Medical Research

Researchers will benefit from 95 grants totalling almost $70 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council.

Role of Nurses in Health Assessments is Fully Acknowledged

Departmental advice has been released indicating that time spent by nurses in the delivery of health assessments in general practice can be counted when billing a time-based item.

World-first Research Identifies New Ways to Prevent Transplant Complications

Scientists at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have identified a way to prevent transplant complications for bone marrow transplant patients.

Placental Stem Cells Keep On Giving

It's been a while since the idea of eating human placenta for health benefits first appeared in our news feeds, and now researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered how to make even more of the organ.

Painless Vaccines Through Nanopatch Technology

The University of Queensland's Professor Mark Kendall is in the spotlight this week for inventing vaccine-replacing technology: the Nanopatch.

Age Services Peak LASA Announces New Chair

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the industry peak body for all age service providers,has announced the appointment of Dr Graeme Blackman OAM as its independent Chair, taking over the role from Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC.

Review Focuses on Future of Regenerative Medicine

If regenerative medicine is to become a reality, research efforts must now focus on the environment that stem cells need to grow and transform, a review has found.

Study Shows Low Dose Aspirin Lowers Occurrence on New Clots

Low dose aspirin lowers the occurrence of new venous blood clots - and represents a reasonable treatment option for patients who are not candidates for long-term anticoagulant drugs, such as warfarin, according to a new study published in today's issue of Circulation.

'My Access Checker' Helps Patients Access Support Tools

As the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) expands its reach, health professionals are reminded to direct patients to the online self-assessment tool, My Access Checker.

New Australia-China Research Centre to Tackle Dementia

The University of Queensland’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) has joined with the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Biophysics (IBP) to create a research centre dedicated to studying dementia.