Online group therapy with public health nurses reduces post-partum depression and anxiety
Mothers with post-partum depression (PPD) can be successfully treated in group sessions run by public health nurses, according to new research led by McMaster University in collaboration with Niagara Region Public Health (NRPH).
Banks strikes gold with coveted AMA medal
A prominent public health physician and epidemiologist from The Australian National University (ANU) who has shaped public discourse on e-cigarettes by highlighting the dangers they pose has been honoured by the peak professional body for doctors in Australia.
Doctoral research highlights value of play in class
Highlighting the value of play as a valid way of learning is the essence of Dr Sarah Aiono’s research.
Genetic links to drug and alcohol use among young people
Young people who are genetically predisposed to risk-taking, low extraversion and schizophrenia are more likely to use alcohol, cigarettes...
Data privacy skills needed to keep society safe
A Business School symposium on Friday 9 July will hear from the Privacy Commissioner, Government Chief Privacy Officer and an industry panel that includes Facebook.
Manipulating light at nanoscale for increased photon upconversion
NUS researchers led by Professor Liu Xiaogang from the NUS Department of Chemistry, in collaboration with Dr Gianluigi Zito from the National Research Council of Italy...
Could an autonomous vehicle harm you?
Would you trust your life to an autonomous vehicle? Do you understand how it will respond in dangerous situations?
Viral success: McMaster researchers discover new way to protect against infections like COVID-19
An exciting therapeutic discovery involving synthetic aptamers being worked on by McMaster researchers is showing promise in protecting against viral infections like COVID-19.
New biotechnological method gives hope for treatment of AMD
The incurable eye disease AMD—Age-related Macular Degeneration—affects thousands of elderly persons in Denmark every year...
Dollar value put on Australia’s biosecurity system – a world first
Biosecurity experts from the University of Melbourne have successfully valued Australia’s world-leading biosecurity system at $314 billion dollars, reflecting a 30 to 1 return on investment.
