By API User
Key Facts: This landmark trial is the largest-to-date and was only made possible because of the seminal work of Australian scientists from the University of Sydney. Participants who continued treatment in Stage 3 improved in functional mobility by +14% compared with a 5% decline in those who discontinued. Parkinson’s severity scores saw a 20% improvement for … Continued
By API User
Tropical inland waters don’t produce as many greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as previously estimated, according to the results of an international research collaboration led by Charles Darwin University (CDU). The study, published in Nature Water, aimed to better understand GHG emissions in tropical rivers, lakes and reservoirs by collating the growing number of observations from … Continued
By API User
Time – or the lack of it – could be a missing link in dementia prevention, according to new research from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA). The research, published today in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, identifies time as an under-recognised social determinant of brain health, potentially as important as education and income. … Continued
By API User
Multimedia and 3D technology are the latest tools being used by Elders in Maningrida to share their traditional knowledge and ancient stories, facilitated by a collaboration between Charles Darwin University (CDU) academics. For the last two and a half years, PhD candidate Sam Williams from CDU’s Northern Institute, has worked with Elders in Maningrida to create videos telling … Continued
By API User
Indigenous-focused research made up 17 per cent of Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) total research outputs between 2018 and 2024, according to a review which places the university well-above the estimated national average. The review, conducted by CDU’s Office of Research and Innovation, worked to codify CDU’s Indigenous-focused research to determine how many publications met the … Continued
By API User
Australian children are being robbed of their childhood, Barnardos Australia says, as new research reveals that more than one in three children in single-parent families live in poverty. Today’s landmark Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey shows more than one in three (36.2%) children in single-parent families are living below the poverty … Continued
By API User
An international team of clinicians and researchers, led by the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing’s Professor Perminder Sachdev and Dr Adam Bentvelzen, has today unveiled new diagnostic criteria for vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) – a common but less well-known cause of dementia. The criteria, published in JAMA Neurology, aim to bring clarity and … Continued
By API User
The innovative solution could help reduce the risk of burns by delaying how quickly cotton materials catch fire. Researchers at UNSW have developed a novel fire-resistant spray that could slow the rate at which cotton materials catch fire – and reduce risk of burning. Designed with everyday materials in mind, like shirts or bedding that most … Continued
By API User
New Australian study shows how tailored education for hospital staff is improving care for people with dementia. A new study led by Prof. Lynn Chenoweth from UNSW’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) has shown that educating hospital staff in person-centred dementia care leads to better care experiences, greater staff confidence, and improved rehabilitation outcomes … Continued
By API User
New global research finds emotional support can help prevent depression in later life A major international study led by Dr. Suraj Samtani and published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has found that emotional support, such as having someone to talk to when feeling stressed, is linked to significantly lower levels of depression among … Continued
