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New treatment hope for spinal cord injury  11/21/2011
New treatment hope for spinal cord injury
Nutrition Australia, Jalna and Accelerate Elite Performance Program will join forces this week to give young Melbourne kids the chance to get active and enjoy healthy foods through ...
People with autism "fall between the cracks"  11/21/2011
People with autism "fall between the cracks"
Australia’s largest not for profit autism service provider announces a pioneering study to explore the support needs of people aged 18 and over with a diagnosis of Asperger's disorder ...
Researchers search for cause of restless legs syndrome  11/17/2011
Researchers search for cause of restless legs syndrome
Researchers have found that people with restless legs syndrome – a disorder that causes a powerful urge to move the legs, particularly at night – have reduced function in an area of ...
Magnetic treatment helps improve stroke patients' speech  11/16/2011
Magnetic treatment helps improve stroke patients' speech
Magnetic stimulation of the brain could help improve language skills of stroke survivors with aphasia, according to research by The University of Queensland.
Dancing to prevent elderly falls  11/8/2011
Dancing to prevent elderly falls
Foxtrot, salsa, rumba! Twice weekly ballroom dancing classes for senior citizens could bring back the balance and strength needed to prevent falls in elderly Australians, according ...
Golden opportunity for muscle disorders  10/31/2011
Golden opportunity for muscle disorders
Finding treatments or even a cure for lifelong, unrelenting muscle disorders such as muscular dystrophy and motor neuron disease will be the focus of a new national research centre. ...
Vitamin D doses and Multiple Sclerosis treatment  10/26/2011
Vitamin D doses and Multiple Sclerosis treatment
An article published in the journal Neurology today suggests there is little difference between high dose and low dose Vitamin D supplementation for people living with multiple ...
Getting down to the bare bones of vitamin D  10/24/2011
Getting down to the bare bones of vitamin D
New research from the University of South Australia to discover how and why bone cells produce their own vitamin D may hold vital significance in preventing or redressing osteoporosis. ...
Fitness not fatness should be the mantra  10/24/2011
Fitness not fatness should be the mantra
The current focus on overweight and obesity by government and health professionals is misguided, a keynote speaker said at Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport.
Love your bones to beat osteoporosis  10/20/2011
Love your bones to beat osteoporosis
Across Australia more than 1.2 million people, mostly women, are affected by osteoporosis.
Association between CCSVI and multiple sclerosis  10/12/2011
Association between CCSVI and multiple sclerosis
Combined analysis of CCSVI studies finds a positive association with MS Canadian researchers Dr Laupacis and colleagues have conducted a meta-analysis in which the data from eight ...
Finding relief for low back pain  10/11/2011
Finding relief for low back pain
Most adults with low back pain can be effectively managed with simple treatments delivered well.
Changes to sexuality, body image: women's concerns after breast cancer  10/11/2011
Changes to sexuality, body image: women's concerns after breast cancer
Leading women's health researchers from the University of Western Sydney have completed a study of the changes to sexual wellbeing and quality of life that women experience following ...
Swimming program helps dementia patients reignite memories  10/6/2011
Swimming program helps dementia patients reignite memories
A University of Queensland project team has created a specialised swim club to help people living with dementia rekindle the positive memories of swimming.
Problem-solving therapy may reduce attempted suicides  10/4/2011
Problem-solving therapy may reduce attempted suicides
Problem-solving therapy may help people who attempt suicide or self-harm according to a study by University of Auckland researchers published in the British Journal of Psychiatry ...
Hip replacements among most successful operations: surgeons  9/27/2011
Hip replacements among most successful operations: surgeons
The Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA), the peak professional body for orthopaedic surgeons, released figures showing hip replacement operations are among the most successful ...
Breathe easy as you age  9/27/2011
Breathe easy as you age
Nearly one in five older adults has been diagnosed with asthma at sometime in their life, according to results from a recent survey conducted by the University of Wollongong’s Centre ...
Comparing weight loss programs: results are in  9/15/2011
Comparing weight loss programs: results are in
An international study of overweight and obese adults comparing commercial weight loss programs with weight loss plans managed by local doctors or nurses found both groups lost ...
Exercise the body, build the brain  9/8/2011
Exercise the body, build the brain
Researchers have, for the first time, isolated exercise as the key factor in triggering the production of functional new cells in the learning and memory centre of the brain.
Biological agents in arthritis treatment linked to skin cancer risk  9/7/2011
Biological agents in arthritis treatment linked to skin cancer risk
Biological agents used to treat rheumatoid arthritis seem to be associated with an increased risk of skin cancer, indicates a systematic review of published research in the Annals ...
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