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NHMRC Funding for app trial to help people reduce their drinking

Monash University and Turning Point Associate Professor Victoria Manning has been awarded an NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant to investigate whether an app can help people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) reduce their drinking.
27 May, 2022 Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences
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Diabetes and dementia: exploring the links

Studies have linked type 2 diabetes with dementia in later life for some years but the connection between the two conditions, causal or otherwise, is still to be clarified.
27 May, 2022 Clinical Sciences - The Alfred
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Neuroscience researchers support Brain Cancer Awareness month

This month is Brain Cancer Awareness Month, a time of the year for raising awareness of brain cancer or tumours and the need for greater research to discover safe and effective new treatments.
27 May, 2022 Clinical Sciences - The Alfred

MRFF funding to advance research into blood cancer and neurological conditions in children

The Commonwealth Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) has invested close to $8 million to advance neurological and cancer research led by Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
27 May, 2022 Research
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Monash Department of Diabetes shines in research awards

Congratulations to the Department of Diabetes’ Professor Karin Jandeleit-Dahm, Dr Muthukumar Mohan and Dr Carlos Rosado who have each been awarded funds under the 2022 Diabetes Australia Research Program (DARP).
27 May, 2022 Clinical Sciences - The Alfred
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Monash medicine students return to in-person Year 2 Rural Placement Program

This month, 120 Year 2 Monash medical students had the opportunity to experience life in regional Victoria for a week ahead of their clinical placement years.
27 May, 2022 Rural Health

Doctor What? Doctor Where? podcast explores rural recreation and adventures

The fifth episode of the Doctor What? Doctor Where? Stories of Rural Medicine podcast - rural recreation and adventures - is now available.
26 May, 2022 Rural Health
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Lockdowns offer solution in the fight against premature births

New research shows preterm birth rates dropped significantly during Melbourne’s lockdown periods, which may provide a new treatment option for at-risk pregnancies.
26 May, 2022 Clinical Sciences - Monash Health

From glasses to mobility scooters, ‘assistive technology’ isn’t always high-tech. A WHO roadmap could help 2 million Australians get theirs

The WHO estimates one in three of us will need assistive technology, ranging from glasses to mobility scooters, in our lifetimes. This number is set to grow with an ageing population and the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as
26 May, 2022 Primary and Allied Health Care