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Cutting-edge human stem cell model to unlock MND’s earliest warning signs
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Health and Medicine
New resource aims to help improve health outcomes for people living with dementia
Online resource aims to help Australia cope with the impending increase in dementia by 2020.
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Health and Medicine
Crunching the numbers for better cancer care
Study shows best locations for radiotherapy treatment centres to deal with growing need for cancer care.
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Science and Technology
Low-cost MRI system puts health care in reach for vulnerable communities
A low-cost and easy-to-operate MRI system could help save millions of lives in developing countries.
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Health and Medicine
Major funding boost for dementia research in the Illawarra
Researchers to investigate cause of dementia and genetic link between dementia and Motor Neurone Disease.
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Health and Medicine
South Africa is failing to address malnutrition in its older people
The traditional extended family system has eroded in much of sub-Saharan Africa, leaving many older people who traditionally depended on this support vulnerable. In rural households, young people often migrate to cities in search of employment. International emigration and the pandemic of HIV/AIDS have also taken their toll.
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Health and Medicine
Search for biomarkers for depression could improve diagnosis and treatment
Study could lead to simpler diagnosis and more personalised treatments for depression.