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Pill-testing research shows governments need to do more

Wednesday, 31 August 2022

A new study monitoring a community-led pill-testing service at a music festival has found the vast majority of attendees would discard drugs found to contain unexpected substances - which could have a big impact on preventing overdoses and drug-related deaths.

Centre for Precision Health Seminar Series - Developments and challenges for precision medicine in chronic liver disease and cancer

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2022 > 09

Guest Speaker Professor Nina Tirnitz-Parker, Head of the Liver Disease and Regeneration Group at Curtin University and Liver Cancer Lead at the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, will highlight the unmet clinical needs in chronic liver disease and cancer and present the Liver Cancer Collaborative (LCC) approach towards improved patient outcomes.  She will be joined by Dr Weitao Lin from the CPH Cancer stream who will share his research on intercellular communication between uveal melanoma cells and stromal cells in the liver.

Centre for Precision Health Seminar Series - August webinar

Friday, 19 August 2022 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2022 > 08

The August Centre for Precision Health Seminar Series will be an online webinar featuring our Suboptimal Health Stream. Our guest presenter Yanshan Zhu will present on her study investigating the transmission of SARS-Cov-2 (and variants) in children and the second presenter, Dr Hao Wang, will present on screening for multi-omics biomarkers for Suboptimal Health Status.

Exercise answer: Research shows it's how often you do it, now how much

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Should we do a little bit every day, or a few longer sessions per week?  It appears one approach is far more beneficial then the other.

Alzheimer's breakthrough: genetic link to gut disorders confirmed

Tuesday, 19 July 2022

A world-first ECU study has confirmed the link between AD and gut health, which could lead to earlier detection and new potential treatments.

Genetic discovery to improve lung cancer treatment

Friday, 15 July 2022

Our research shows for the first time that certain genetic features predispose cancer patients to develop side effects or toxicities to anti-cancer therapy.

Centre for Precision Health and Centre for Human Performance Collaborative Seminar

Monday, 11 July 2022 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2022 > 07

Join the two Centres for a facilitated discussion on athletes, genetics and applying the precision health model.

Predicting the future: a quick, easy scan can reveal late-life dementia risk

Monday, 04 July 2022

Common bone density scans can also reveal plaque build up in the abdominal aorta - which researchers have found is a reliable marker for developing dementia.

'Travel therapy': Could holidays help mental health and wellbeing?

Monday, 04 July 2022

A new cross-disciplinary ECU paper proposes tourism could be an industry that can provide real health benefits, even for conditions as serious and complex as dementia or depression

Predicting the future: a quick, easy scan can reveal late-life dementia risk

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Common bone density scans can also reveal plaque build up in the abdominal aorta - which researchers have found is a reliable marker for developing dementia.

'Travel Therapy': Could holidays help mental health and wellbeing?

Friday, 24 June 2022

A new cross-disciplinary ECU paper proposes tourism could be an industry that can provide real health benefits, even for conditions as serious and complex as dementia or depression.

Prestigious Fellowship to help prevent falls in older Australians

Friday, 24 June 2022

The Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute's Dr Marc Sim was one of just four WA academics to be awarded the homour.

Teaching Teenagers to spot the signs of Meningococcal Disease

Wednesday, 15 June 2022

An educational app developed by an Edith Cowan University research team has proved equally effective in teaching high school students about Meningococcal Disease (MD) as classroom-led programs.

When is it ACTUALLY an emergecy?

Friday, 03 June 2022

A new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study shows Australians are self-assessing many potentially life-threatening situations as not worthy of a 000 call or trip to the Emergency Department (ED).

Centre for Precision Health Seminar Series - Cancer: Molecular Profiling and Personalised Treatment

Wednesday, 01 June 2022 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2022 > 06

All welcome to hear Professor Michael Millward (Foundation Professor of Clinical Cancer Research at UWA, and SMHS Adjunct) speak about molecular profiling and personalised treatment in cancer. He will be joined by CPH Early Career Researcher Dr Aaron Beasley who will share his research on liquid biopsies in the era of precision oncology.

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