Putting gut health under the microscope
For 14 years, Dr Leni Rivera has explored the link between intestinal health, nutrition and metabolic disorders. Her research has gathered strength in that time, she has led projects...
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Researchers provide missing data for new bone health tool
The wealth of data collected via the Geelong Osteoporosis Study continues to contribute to the development of new technology, with a recent study revealing how its data can be...
How drugs can deliver the benefits of exercise
Exercise is an important aspect of leading a long and healthy life – its benefits affect all parts of the human body from our major organs to our skeletal...
The future of Brain Capital
Brain Capital has taken another leap forward thanks to a global collective effort called the Brain Capital Alliance, which was recently launched via a series of events across Europe. ...
Unmasking biological pathways for new anti-malaria drugs
Malaria parasites are growing increasingly resistant to anti-malaria drugs, with the current front-line drug, Artemisinin, showing signs of waning efficacy. But research undertaken in the Host-Pathogen Interaction group led...
Meet Alfred Deakin Professor Felice Jacka
The title of Alfred Deakin Professor is the most prestigious honour that the University can bestow on its staff. And recently, Felice Jacka’s position as an Alfred Deakin Professor...
Learning from viruses to boost protection
Meet Dr Vinod Sundaramoorthy. For him, viruses can be considered as friends or foes. His job – to understand which is which and how viruses invade and damage a...
Diet a vital key for roadmap to mental health shared care
A systemic shift in mental health care, including a greater emphasis on the role dietitians can play in mental health treatment, could be on the horizon if a national...
You can’t bake the same cake twice
How twins can help us understand what makes us who we are We are writing to you to provide RSV members with some interesting new information about how twin...
PIMs list study steps closer to reducing medication-related harm in older Aussies
IMPACT researchers have narrowed down the lists of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in a recent study that revealed Australian clinicians need to look beyond well-known PIMs lists and instead...
The network linking research to community
For the past nine years the Community and Research Network (CARN) has provided an opportunity for TRIALS researchers to connect directly with those who have mental and physical health...
Brain Capital: A New Investment Approach for Late-Life Well-Being
To solve late-life brain challenges spanning dementias, depression, anxiety, social isolation, workplace changes and disinformation — a novel approach is needed. Could an economic focus on brain health be...