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The worm that can unlock the secrets of self-healing

WebThe roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans is a humble creature. It is only one millimetre long, lacks a respiratory and circulatory system, and is one of the simplest …

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URL: https://lens.monash.edu/@science/2017/11/09/1256052/roundworms-and-their-role-in-revolutionising-human-health

The next generation of implantable heart devices

WebA research grant of $50 million from the Medical Research Future Fund, announced by Federal Health Minister Mark Butler, will not only help to revolutionise …

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Let there be light – but make sure it’s the natural, healthy …

WebGetting our lights right is the most important first step.”. Different kinds of light affect our 24-hour “circadian” rhythms and sleep quality, and subsequently our physical …

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Treatment offers new hope for lupus

WebMS is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks nerve tissue. In contrast, lupus can affect any organ in the body. Treatments for lupus have been so …

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The sweet science of honey: Exploring the health benefits

WebHoney is a combination of nectar and bee regurgitation. It contains at least 181 components, including small amounts of vitamin C and carotenoids, making it one of …

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The significance of hope for shaping and motivating …

WebScholars have long recognised the significance of hope for survival and motivating actions. Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, wrote about the power of hope in …

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The need to transform healthcare education to address …

WebThe urgent need to transform healthcare education to address climate change. Climate change represents the greatest threat to public health, yet Australia’s …

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Family planning: The importance of preconception health

WebWe found that that primary care-based preconception care – including brief and intensive education, supplementary medication, and dietary modification – is …

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The urgent need to secure the future of the ‘post …

WebThe urgent need to secure the future of the ‘post-pandemic child’. In 2028, it will be eight years since COVID-19 was first detected in Australia. Today’s post …

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In rural and remote healthcare, investing in workforce isn’t enough

WebWhen people talk about rural health, they often do so in deficit-based language. Much of this is because health outcome disparities across Australia’s …

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Urgent need for universities to incorporate climate education in

WebAccording to the World Health Organisation, 23% of all global deaths are due to environmental factors, with an additional 250,000 climate-related deaths expected …

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Improving the healthcare decision-making process – Monash Lens

WebShared decision-making (SDM) is the process by which patients and clinicians come to a decision regarding the next steps in the patient’s care. It involves an …

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The social determinants of health in COVID-19 recovery

WebThe COVID-19 crisis has turned a spotlight on existing health, social and economic inequities in Australia and internationally. Few have been left untouched by the direct and indirect effects of the global pandemic, and some have endured greater hardships than others.. COVID-19 has been a stark reminder of the importance of the social …

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Under the weather: How climate change is affecting human mortality

WebProfessor Guo stresses that “in the long-term, climate change is expected to increase the mortality burden, because heat-related mortality will continue to increase”. …

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Modernising Medicare: Making healthcare better for everyone

WebMedicare serves to make healthcare accessible and affordable for the entire population. The impact this has had on people’s lives over the past 40 years is …

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Listening to Indigenous voices on Aboriginal wellbeing – Monash …

WebMental health and wellbeing: Listening to young Indigenous people in Narrm. Indigenous Australians prefer the term "social and emotional wellbeing" to "mental …

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Post-truth politics and manosphere extremists in Australian …

WebThe manosphere in post-truth times. In 2020, a United Nations Security Council Report expressed concern about “scientifically baseless conspiracy theories and …

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It’s time to listen to Indigenous peoples’ knowledge– but how

WebIndigenous voices have been silenced, and knowledge disregarded, since Australia’s colonisation. It’s been disastrous for Indigenous health and wellbeing, and for …

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The care crisis facing hospital emergency departments

WebDoctor stress. Emergency departments in crisis. healthcare. Australian hospital emergency department staff are faced with overwhelming increases in workload, …

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Lupus immune-personalised medicine breakthrough – Monash Lens

WebLupus is known to be driven by both the innate and adaptive immune system, and indeed the trial that led to registration of the first innate-immune targeting therapy for …

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The invisible killer lurking in our cities’ air – Monash Lens

WebAs climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely-populated cities. Read …

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