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Griffith researchers at the forefront of developing personalised medical implants
World-leading specialist biomedical engineers, scientists and clinicians will come together to develop individually tailored orthopaedic and maxillofacial implants, with the launch of the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies (ARC CMIT) in Melbourne heralding a new evolution of personalised medicine. - news.griffith.edu.au
Study finds massage, music therapy manage dementia symptoms as well as antipsychotic drugs
Non-drug treatments such as massage and music therapy are as effective as antipsychotic drugs in treating dementia symptoms, a review of the medical evidence has found. - abc.net.au
Increased exercise over the age of 60 reduces risk of heart disease and stroke
People over the age of 60 should do more exercise not less in order to prevent heart disease and stroke, according to findings from a study of over 1.1 million elderly people published in the European Heart Journal. - escardio.org
Lifetime risk of most common cancers overstated
Australia’s five most common cancers are less of a lifetime risk than previously thought – particularly for men. - racgp.org.au
Mesmerising video shows waves of spinal fluid washing over the brain during sleep
We are quite literally having our brains washed every night. Neuroscientists have now produced a fascinating video that shows this nocturnal pulsing process in action. - sciencealert.com
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