Medicine & Tests
27 Sep 2013
Psychosis Medication Adherence Rating Scale
The Psychosis Medication Adherence Rating Scale allows doctors to assess if their patients are taking medications as directed to manage their mental health.
Children's health
25 Sep 2013
“Incidental findings” rare but significant events in paediatric CT scans
The largest study of computed tomographic (CT) scans taken in emergency departments across the country for children with head injuries describes the prevalence of “incidental findings” — results that were not expected from the injury — and categorizes them by urgency. The article, titled “Incidental findings in children with blunt…
Men's Health
16 Sep 2013
ADHD Adult Self-Evaluation Tool
Complete the ADHD Adult Self Evaluation with this interactive tool. It automatically summarises and prints results, which you can take to a doctor appointment if you suspect you have ADHD. The tool is based on an interview developed by the World Health Organisation. Although better known as a behavioural disorder of childhood, ADHD affects almost 1 in 20 adults.
Blood
20 Aug 2013
Avocado and coconut ice cream
This raw food recipe for vegan icecream with avocado and coconut is not only vegan, it’s also sugar free and gluten free. But it’s rich,…
Blood
20 Aug 2013
Kale chips
These crispy homemade chips are packed with flavour and nutrients. It’s amazing that just by drying kale, a delicious leafy green, you end up with…
Children's health
11 Jun 2013
Common childhood asthma not rooted in allergens, inflammation
Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway, or why response to treatments varies among patients. Now a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center has revealed the roots of a common type of childhood asthma,…
Children's health
10 Apr 2013
Arguments at home linked to baby brain function
Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies’ brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The study, conducted by graduate student Alice Graham with her advisors Phil Fisher…
Children's health
07 Apr 2013
Scientists provide insights into incurable brain disease
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Griffith University and University of Queensland scientists researching a degenerative brain disease have developed a new way to understand its progression and safely test potential treatments. The researchers have managed to generate Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) patients’ nasal stem cells in the laboratory. UQ Centre for Clinical…
Children's health
30 Mar 2013
Sleep helps adolescent brain towards to mature thinking
A new study conducted by monitoring the brain waves of sleeping adolescents has found that remarkable changes occur in the brain as it prunes away neuronal connections and makes the major transition from childhood to adulthood. “We’ve provided the first long-term, longitudinal description of developmental changes that take place in…
