Australia’s clinical guidelines for psychedelics
Researchers from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences are leading the development of Australia's first clinical practice guideline for the use of MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Professor Simon Bell and Dr Alene Yong wrote an opinion piece in The Canberra Times and spoke with 2CC Radio and The Medical Republic about the research.
More households than ever are under-insured
Dr Antonia Settle, from the School of Social Sciences, wrote an opinion piece in The Conversation about how more Australians are going without insurance than ever before. The article was re-published in 58 media outlets including The Bendigo Advertiser. Dr Settle also spoke to The Project and 6PR Radio about the research.
Inside MUMA’s exhibition
Monash University Museum of Art’s (MUMA) current exhibition Image Economies featured in The Saturday Paper (print version). The exhibition will run until 17 April, showcasing the works of 17 artists and collectives from Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific.
WA election result
Dr Zareh Ghazarian, from the School of Social Sciences, spoke to AAP about how the election result in Western Australia, which saw Labor secure a comfortable victory, will impact the federal election. Dr Ghazarian’s comments were syndicated in 52 media outlets including The Canberra Times.
Bridging the gap in women’s health
Professor Karla Hutt, from the School of Biomedical Sciences, spoke to The Australian about how female mice could hold the key to finding answers on how to prevent damage to ovaries, fertility and overall health among women who undergo chemotherapy.
New digital platform to help prevent stroke
Professor Monique Kilkenny, from the School of Clinical Sciences, spoke to ABC Radio about a new digital platform, co-developed by Monash University, to reduce the risk of stroke.
Should AI pics be on food delivery platforms?
Dr Ridoan Karim, from the School of Business at Monash University Malaysia, spoke to Malaysian-based media outlet The Star about whether food delivery platforms should display AI-generated images on their menus and the ethical concerns this brings.
Bringing back mammoths
Dr Emily Roycroft, from the School of Biological Sciences, spoke to ABC Triple J Hack about how US scientists are trying to resurrect the woolly mammoth from extinction by genetically modifying mice.
How AI is used in cars
Dr Muhammed Esgin, from the Faculty of Information Technology, spoke to Drive about the potential privacy risks of artificial intelligence being used in the automotive industry.
Nauru’s climate change fight
Master of Urban and Regional Planning student Tyrone Deiye, from the Monash Business School’s Pacific Action for Climate Transitions (PACT) centre, spoke to CNN about the impact of climate change on Nauru.
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‘Prioritisation of gender identity’ exacerbates ‘female data gap’
Journals and ethics committees are exacerbating the “female data gap” by requiring researchers to record the gender identity rather than sex of participants in surveys and medical trials, a paper argues. Read more in Times Higher Education.
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