1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (491+ words) Australia's population is projected to age over the next 40 years and the number of centenarians expected to increase six-fold, prompting calls for the widespread introduction of dementia education in the education and training of health professionals. Griffith University researchers were…...

10+ hour ago  (356+ words) Improving vaccines targeted at keeping the community safe and healthy will be the core focus of Griffith University's new Centre of Research Excellence. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Vaccine Adjuvant Discovery…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (317+ words) Medication typically used to manage diabetes or obesity may help reduce the risk of worsening depression, anxiety and self-harm, new Griffith University research has shown. Professor Mark Taylor from Griffith's School of Medicine and Dentistry was part of an international…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (296+ words) In Australia, men are three times more likely to'die by suicide'than women.' "Several studies reported child sexual abuse was, over and above other forms of maltreatment, linked to suicidality." Professor O'Leary said.' They often engaged'in'externalising behaviour'such as alcohol and drug…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (338+ words) A study to prevent pre-eclampsia and improve maternal and perinatal health outcomes is underway as part of a joint initiative between Griffith University and Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH). GCUH is the coordinating site for the OPTIMA study which involves…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (306+ words) A new report from Griffith University has found that fragmented medication systems in Australian aged care are driving high rates of medication discrepancies and avoidable hospital admissions " costing the health system an estimated $312 million annually. The study, led by Dr…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (283+ words) Technologies, such as extended reality, is at the core of a new study looking into how technologies can be more effectively integrated into cancer care for paediatric patients. Dr Karin Plummer from Griffith University's School of Nursing and Midwifery has…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (282+ words) Some men are resorting to obtaining testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) from underground sources due to significant barriers to accessing the therapy through formal medical channels, according to new Griffith University research Ph D Candidate Ben Bonenti from Griffith University's School…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (305+ words) Griffith University researchers are on the cusp of a new vaccine to prevent chikungunya, a global health threat which attacks human joint tissue. Professor Bernd Rehm, from Griffith's Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, said his team wanted to test whether…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (304+ words) People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task. The new Griffith University research, published today, used ultra-high field MRI technology to investigate the significant…...