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Q&A Session: World Bipolar Day 2022

This event has now ended. If you were unable to attend this insightful Q&A session, or would like to revisit this very important and interesting session, click here to...

Events

‘Doing your own research’ – what you need to know

At the Food & Mood Centre, we are often contacted by the general public asking us questions about a new therapy (device, product, supplement, program, ‘super food’) they have...

Research news

Moody foods: the link between poor diet and mood disorders

Unhealthy diets before and during a pregnancy could contribute to greater risk of perinatal depression and anxiety.  With as many as one in five Australian women likely to experience...

Research news

Time for united action on depression

The Lancet: Overlooked and underfunded experts call for united action to reduce the global burden of depression The world is failing to tackle the persisting and increasingly serious global...

Research news

A healing mind

Over the past two decades, drug discovery has come to a near standstill for psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. Gaps in understanding held back improvements...

Research news

5 things research from twins taught us about health, behaviour and what makes us unique

Researchers often compare the differences between identical and fraternal twins to better understand health and behaviour. The first major insight is that genes and environments almost always combine to...

Research news

Our top stories of 2021

Awards, medals, millions of dollars in funding, and even a big TV appearance – if 2021’s top headlines are to go by, it was a jam-packed year for IMPACT...

Media

2021 Barwon Health and Deakin Research Awards

Barwon Health and Deakin University are committed to recognising and supporting the next generation of clinician researchers and scientists through the 2021 Barwon Health and Deakin University (BH DU)...

Research news

How a simple blood test could predict future cognitive decline

Could our blood be the key to identifying the biological markers that predict dementia before its onset? PhD student Kanika Mehta explores the possibilities.   Dementia – it’s a...

Ageing

IMPACT joins Science and Technology Australia

Deakin University has announced it has joined Science & Technology Australia, Australia’s peak body in science and technology. Four of Deakin’s world-class research institutes and strategic research centres joined...

Media

New research to explore treatments for major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder

The CADET Trials A new series of exciting clinical trials will explore the effect of a commonly used blood pressure medication as a treatment for bipolar and depression. Please...

Clinical Trials

Six IMPACT researchers named among world’s most influential

Deakin’s IMPACT Celebrates six Researchers on Highly Cited Researchers 2021 List. IMPACT is proud to announce that six of our academics have been named on the annual Highly Cited...

Awards