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Health & Wellbeing

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

  1. 18 December 2023 – Cancer, Carers, Human rights, Palliative Care, Public Health

    Raising our voices for better palliative care

    Community members are partnering with academics and clinicians to shape research and services in palliative care, say University of Melbourne experts

  2. 18 December 2023 – Artificial Intelligence, Human Behaviour , Machine Learning, Psychology, Technology

    Overcoming our psychological barriers to embracing AI

    The best ways of addressing barriers to adopting AI and the risks and benefits involved are highlighted in a new study involving the University of Melbourne.

  3. 13 December 2023 – Brain, Genetics, Speech Pathology, Twins, genetic screening

    The genetics of stuttering

    New University of Melbourne research links a newly discovered gene to persistent stuttering into adulthood, giving hope to those with severe speech disorders

  4. 26 August 2016 – Baldness, Gender, Genetics

    Are there more bald men than women?

    Why do men go bald and women don’t? The answer? Women do go bald but are better able to camouflage it. Men are prone to bald patches but women’s hair thins.

  5. 6 June 2016 – Brain, Memory, Psychology, Senses, Smell

    Why smells trigger your memories

    Smell is very powerful at evoking memories, and while we don't know why it may be because we aren't good at it so that when we do pick a smell, we don't forget.

  6. 25 November 2015 – Autism, Enteric Nervous System, Neuroscience

    Autism research, this time it’s personal

    Autistic son has fired Dr Elisa Hill’s passion for discovering vital link between brain and gut in autism to improve quality of life for autistic children.

  7. 19 November 2015 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Australian Indigenous Education, Australian Politics, Economics, Indigenous

    From hunting to contracting

    University of Melbourne's Professor Marcia Langton's 2015 Narrm Oration outlines an Australian economy transformed by Indigenous economic development.

  8. 16 June 2016 – Debt, Government, Nanny State, Public Policy, Taxes

    Government: When enough is enough

    The size of government in Australia is no bigger than average but some fear the nanny state is taking over, say University of Melbourne experts

  9. 26 November 2023 – 16 Days of Activism, Children, Domestic Homicide, Family Violence, Women

    A little rhino beetle tells a story

    The artwork in this University of Melbourne series on domestic homicide has its own story, using an Australian rhino beetle to show metamorphosis and recovery.

  10. 26 November 2023 – 16 Days of Activism, Children, Domestic Homicide, Family Violence, Women

    Losing a parent to domestic homicide – and everything that’s wrong with this headline

    The words we use to describe how children are impacted domestic homicide are important – and it’s time to be honest, say University of Melbourne research.