News: health

Painting an accurate profile of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹Ù꿉۪s homeless

A homeless person lies on the ground in a sleeping bag.

University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø researchers have built a comprehensive profile of homelessness and associated health issues in ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø.

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Low-fat diet could be key to stopping cancer growth

Dr Daniel Thomas and Rolf Suzle stand in front of the camera

New research has found food could play a major role in stopping the growth of some cancers.

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Partnership strengthens ties between Nottingham and ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø

Professor Shearer West and Professor Peter Høj.

The University of Nottingham and the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø have formally launched the ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø-Nottingham Alliance.

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Alumni awarded 2023 John Monash Scholarships

Alex Schutz and Henry Marshall smile into the camera.

Two University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø alumni have been recognised in postgraduate awards.

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Discovery projects’ wide-reaching impact

Students walk around the Barr Smith Library, with a blue sky above.

Fourteen grants totalling $7,269,318 have been awarded to University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø researchers from the Federal Government to continue their work in a range of important areas including health, wine and food production, pollution and nuclear physics.

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Placenta research puts spotlight on early weeks of human pregnancy

Professor Jose Polo

A University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø-led research project will deliver important new knowledge in the first weeks of human development to help reduce infertility and pregnancy complications.

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Major cerebral palsy gene revealed

A boy with Cerebral Palsy sits in a wheelchair, smiling and playing with a toy with his carer.

Researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø have identified the gene that is the most common genetic cause of cerebral palsy, increasing the chances of finding better treatments for the debilitating disease.

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Heart attack causes under the microscope

A woman clutches her chest.

Two University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø research projects to help prevent heart disease have received $843,200 funding from the Heart Foundation.

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Fellowship honours paediatrics expert

Professor Jennifer Couper stands and smiles.

Professor Jennifer Couper, Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø Medical School, has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

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Health simulation partnership with Philippines

ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø Health Simulation study

The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø has locked in a partnership with the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) to share learnings from the University’s world-class health simulation facility, ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø Health Simulation.

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