Boost for liver cancer patients with new $10.8 million world-class research centre
Patients with primary liver cancer will benefit from a new $10.8 million research centre.
By Lauren Sydoruk | Health and medicine; Research; HealthHealth and medicine
Curtin project awarded funding to test new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
A Curtin University-led research project has been awarded $1.72 million in Federal Government funding to trial a new treatment for patients with the most common form of Alzheimer’s disease.
By Vanessa Beasley | Feature; Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; HealthStudy finds oldest children in school-grade outperform youngest in NAPLAN
A new Curtin University study has found a child’s birthday can affect their NAPLAN results, with the oldest children in a classroom on average outperforming their younger classmates.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Business; General; Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law; Education; HealthCurtin research into 3D printing of skin awarded medical funding
Curtin University researchers have been awarded $737,690 in funding to develop a safe, effective and affordable treatment for severe and chronic skin wounds.
By Lauren Sydoruk | Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; HealthResearch reveals alarming link between rising antidepressant use and suicide rates among young Australians
New research has shown rates of antidepressant use and suicide by young Australians have risen sharply since 2009.
By Lucien Wilkinson | General; Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law; HealthCurtin study finds scratchies and lotto tickets can lead to problem gambling
New Curtin research has found that lotteries products such as ‘scratchies’ and lotto tickets can lead to gambling problems.
By Lucien Wilkinson | General; Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; HealthStudy finds new link between sub-concussion and motor dysfunction
Curtin University researchers have found that low grade cranial impact in anaesthetised rodent models can result in impaired motor function.
By Lauren Sydoruk | Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; HealthResults of dog cancer treatment trial raise hopes for human use
The encouraging interim results of a trial of a new cancer immunotherapy treatment in dogs with soft tissue sarcomas have raised hopes.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; HealthCurtin researchers tailor leading social skills program for WA autistic teens
Curtin researchers have successfully completed a pilot study of a leading Swedish social skills training program for autistic adolescents, adapted to meet the needs of autistic teens in Australia.
By Lucien Wilkinson | General; Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; HealthCurtin study of supermarket meals gives food for thought
With more people eating at home due to COVID-19, Curtin research has found more than half of Australian supermarket own brand chilled ready-made meals are unhealthy and 94 percent ‘ultra-processed’.
By Lucien Wilkinson | General; Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; Health