Despite the myriad health complications linked to tobacco smoking, users often report it's a hard habit to break for several reasons, key among them is the addictive power of the chemical nicotine. According to the Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association ...
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A controversial strategy that involved moving Indigenous Australian students off country and relocating them at boarding schools to improve their educational opportunities has failed, a new report concludes. The report was led by Dr Marnie O’Bryan and Dr William Fogarty ...
More »Push for hallucinogens to be rescheduled as medicines to treat mental illnesses
While it may come as a surprise for many people, hallucinogens have been tested in clinical trials since the 20th century as an alternative to other psychotropic medicines commonly used to treat mental illness. However, the stigma associated with individuals ...
More »‘Rapid’ research projects will ensure COVID-19 doesn’t compromise our health system
Targeted grants from La Trobe, Medibank and Optus will help La Trobe University researchers investigate ways of rapidly improving community health and wellbeing as the spectre of COVID-19 hangs over our health system. Under the “Rapid Response Research” scheme, three ...
More »Bold plans needed for Australia’s young people: Professor Peter Kelly – Podcast
CampusReview · Tough times ahead for Australia's young people: Professor Peter Kelly - Podcast An education and wellbeing expert is concerned that the future for young people will be as challenging, if not more so, than that experienced after the ...
More »VU modelling predicts working from home could lead to urban sprawl and economic disparity
Modelling by Victoria University has predicted that if work-from-home policies (WFH) continue after COVID-19 is controlled or eliminated, the country’s urban sprawl will continue, job flight to our biggest cities will increase, and there will be more economic disparity between ...
More »Strengthening our knowledge economy is the key to recovery: opinion
“Australia's future growth and prosperity will be driven by our ability to generate and attract the 'best and brightest'.” This statement from the India Economic Strategy to 2035 report holds even greater weight now as we look to stimulate our ...
More »What’s different about the brains of depressed and anxious people? Podcast
The research team discovered that the brains of people with both anxiety and depression had increases in brain volume.
More »Researchers reverse memory decline in mice in ‘ground-breaking’ Alzheimer’s trial
Two scientists at Macquarie University have discovered a revolutionary way to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the leading cause of death for women and the second leading cause of death of all Australians. The “ground-breaking” treatment developed by the scientists – who ...
More »Are you really helping your friend being bullied online?
It seems a virtuous thing to do: your friend or a peer is being cyberbullied and you defend them in a slightly aggressive way. Perhaps you could have defended them more maturely and constructively, but the very act of defending ...
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