Medical teaching innovation yields results for infants at risk of cerebral palsy
Medical student Arrabella King's Scholarly Intensive Placement research improves diagnostic guidelines for infants with cerebral palsy.
Education 18 September, 2020
Lockdown, daylight saving time, and the impact on health
As some Australian states and territories change over to daylight saving time in October, experts warn of the health and socioeconomic consequences of disrupting our body clocks (circadian rhythm).
Research 16 September, 2020
World's first major study shows delayed MS onset due to pregnancy
A comprehensive international study, led by Monash researchers, has definitively found that pregnancy can delay the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) by more than 3 years.
Research 15 September, 2020
Training up next generation of frontline health journalists
Monash University journalism has created medical and health internships for the next generation of frontline journalists.
Education 14 September, 2020
Visual snow causes being revealed
Neuroscientists have recently characterised how visual processing is disrupted in the condition known as Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS).
Research 10 September, 2020
5 ways our immune responses to COVID vaccines are unique
The Oxford vaccine trial at the centre of safety concerns this week highlights the idea that people’s immune systems respond to vaccines differently.
Clinical Sciences - The Alfred 10 September, 2020
COVID-19 is reshaping the Australian psyche
Coping well with COVID-19 requires us to be flexible and adapt quickly. To do this we need to have an extensive emotional repertoire
Clinical Sciences - The Alfred 9 September, 2020
Driving a new solution to heart pump infections
To patients with end-stage heart disease waiting for a transplant, the ventricular assist device (VAD) – a mechanical pump that helps the heart move blood – can be life-saving.
Research 9 September, 2020
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic waves in China
Lessons from China: predicting second - and subsequent - waves, and when restrictions can ease.
COVID-19 8 September, 2020