$1.45M to boost Indigenous youth mental health services
A national initiative to bolster Indigenous youth mental health services across Canada has secured $1.45 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Genetic risk for clinical depression linked to physical symptoms
People with higher genetic risk of clinical depression are more likely to have physical symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue and migraine, University of Queensland researchers have found.
Caring for the carers: Innovative new program supports mature carers
An innovative pilot program of the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA), a partnership between Monash University and Peninsula Health, is providing much-needed support for older Australian carers.
UC San Diego-Led Team Receives $9M to Advance Parkinson’s Disease Treatments
The grant from Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) will help further the discovery that inhibiting single gene in mice converts other cell types directly into new neurons, alleviating all Parkinson’s symptoms
Experts back drive to better protect child victims
Social work experts at the University of Edinburgh have praised the initiative, which seeks to improve delivery of essential services to child victims and witnesses.
Researchers aim to forecast COVID-19 cases further into the future
How many new COVID-19 cases will be in the ICU three weeks from today? University of Alberta scientists are using the wealth of public health data on COVID-19 to build AI-powered tools to help project and combat the pandemic.
World-leading paediatric anaesthetist awarded Prime Minster’s Prize for Science
The University of Western Australia’s Professor Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg has been awarded a prestigious Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for her life-changing...
UC student will perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Floats, music, entertainment — who doesn’t love a parade? And America’s largest, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, is gearing up for another incredible run.
How vitamin D deficiency can lead to autoimmune diseases
As Canadians brace for “vitamin D winter” – months when the sun’s angle is too low to produce the vitamin in the skin – a McGill University study explains why vitamin D deficiency early in life is associated with a higher risk of autoimmune diseases.
Massey delivering online learning to help Liberia battle emerging infectious diseases
The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa killed thousands of citizens including doctors, nurses and midwives and now Massey is helping to design and facilitate online training for staff in Liberia so they can better understand emerging infectious diseases.
