Children's health
22 Mar 2013
Early computer use improves preschoolers’ letter knowledge
Learning your A, B, C’s could be as easy as using a computer regularly while you’re young, a new study has found. Researchers from the ARC Centre for Cognition and its Disorders at Macquarie University and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute studied over 1500 four year olds and found regular computer…
Cancer
01 Mar 2013
Reducing tumour growth and spread of advanced neuroblastoma
In a world-first discovery, researchers at Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) have found a potential new way to reduce neuroblastoma tumour growth and metastasis. The findings, which have been published in Oncogene, may lead to the development of more targeted treatments for neuroblastoma and potentially save the lives of more…
Children's health
29 Jan 2013
Adolescent stress linked to severe adult mental illness
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have established a link between elevated levels of a stress hormone in adolescence – a critical time for brain development – and genetic changes that, in young adulthood, cause severe mental illness in those predisposed to it. The findings, reported in the journal Science,…
Children's health
02 Jan 2013
More children surviving in-hospital cardiac arrest
Hospitalised children who suffer cardiac arrest are nearly three times more likely to survive than they were about a decade ago, and no more likely to suffer brain impairment, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes. Researchers analysed the cases of 1,031…
Eye Care
01 Jan 2013
Cortical Markers for Glaucoma Research Project
Volunteers are needed for a research study into the effects of glaucoma on the brain. They will require two appointments in total. One of these will be at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, where they will have a full eye examination and some imaging of…
Chronic Pain
01 Jan 2013
Migraine and Healthy Eyes Research Project
Volunteers are invited to participate in a research study assessing the effects of migraine headaches on visual function (HREC#0932638). The study will involve up to three test sessions, each of which may take up to three hours. During the sessions, the following will be performed:An eye examination to determine whether you are eligible to…
Chronic Pain
01 Jan 2013
Triggers Related to Recurrent Headaches Research Project 2010
MaTCH- Mastery of Triggers to Conquer Headaches is a Monash University research project currently seeking adult participants for research on the behavioural management of triggers related to recurrent headache. MaTCH is a clinical research trial funded by the National Health & Medical Research Council and headed by Professor Paul Martin.
Mental Health
01 Jan 2013
Ultrabrief Pulsewidth Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) (UB ECT)
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) remains essential to contemporary psychiatric practice and is one of the safest and most effective treatments available for depression.
Cancer
01 Jan 2013
A Study of Avastin (Bevacizumab) in Combination With Temozolomide and Radiotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
This two-arm study will investigate the efficacy and safety of the addition of bevacizumab (Avastin) to the current standard of care (multimodality therapy of concurrent radiotherapy plus temozolomide followed by adjuvant temozolomide) as compared to the current standard of care alone. Patients will be randomly assigned to either the Avastin…
