Health & Wellbeing

From personalised health to public policy: the latest in medical and wellbeing research and innovation.

6 September 2018 – Alternative therapies, Mental Health, Phoenix Australia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma
Can alternative therapies help PTSD?
Do alternative therapies for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder actually help? Maybe, but we urgently need actual evidence argues a University of Melbourne expert.
5 September 2018 – Child Health, Human rights, Mental Health, Refugees
Young and resilient
The first study of how young refugees in Australia are faring, undertaken by University of Melbourne researchers, shows they are adapting well to resettlement
4 September 2018 – Antibiotics, Antimicrobial resistance, Hospitals, Peter Doherty Institute, Superbugs
The rise of the latest drug resistant superbug
Researchers at the Doherty Institute and the University of Melbourne have discovered a new superbug, already resistant to known antibiotics in parts of Europe.
28 August 2018 – Ageing, Cancer, Death, Doctors, Palliative Care
The language of living and dying
Researchers from the Centre for Cancer Research at the University of Melbourne have found we need to talk about palliative care differently to reap its benefits
26 August 2018 – Brain, Degenerative Brain Disease, Disease, Neurology, Neuroscience
MS and new ways of regenerating our brain’s insulation
New University of Melbourne research that stimulates myelin production, a step that could help people living with degenerative neurological diseases like MS.
24 August 2018 – Feminism, Film and Television , Gay Rights, Popular Culture , Psychology
Nanette, self-deprecation and when not to use it
Hannah Gadsby's Nanette highlights why Australians' tendency to self-deprecate needs to be handled with caution, says a University of Melbourne psychologist.
21 August 2018 – Community Engagement, Developing Countries, Development, Foreign Aid, Research
Giving communities a voice
An ethical 'toolkit' developed by a University of Melbourne expert provides a guide for health researchers to ensure communities have a real voice in research.
17 August 2018 – Doctors, Mental Health, Psychology, Resilience, Workplace Culture
Why mindset matters for junior doctors
Teaching junior doctors how to have a 'growth mindset' can help them cope better with the pressures of the job, says a University of Melbourne researcher.
16 August 2018 – Climate Change, Extreme weather, Mental Health, Psychology
Mental health in a changing climate
University of Melbourne research confirms a link between climate change and mental health, and calls for more mental health support in a changing climate.
14 August 2018 – Athletes, Brain, Eyes, Psychology, Sports
Every day, we’re actually seeing into the future
University of Melbourne researchers are helping to explain how the human brain can accurately predict where a fast-moving object will end up.