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FRANZCOG Dr Fiona Brownfoot outlines how technology can measure an unborn baby’s stress levels in a bid to reduce stillbirths and labour complications ow.ly/t7lF50vSZui via Brigid O'Connell UniMelb MDHS Mercy Health @unimelb UniMelb Newsroom

World-first research is underway to determine the reason why seemingly healthy young adults are dropping dead from cardiac arrests. trib.al/veFn52s

The way babies are delivered influences the make-up of the newborn's gut bacteria. But does this initial #microbiota affect their long-term health? Should it change advice on delivery? Hudson Institute are working to find out. Herald Sun heraldsun.com.au/news/news-stor…

Izabella has more reason to smile big this week - she has now got three hands. This video captures the moment she opens the post! There's still time to vote for its creator - Free 3D Hands - to continue making hands for kids missing theirs. Herald Sun heraldsun.com.au/news/news-stor…

Walking, swimming is not enough to ward off ageing. Older adults need to do weights and balance exercises to reduce risk of falls. Deakin IPAN tests their Osteo-cise exercise program with impressive results. Herald Sun heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…

World-first at home monitoring for women with high-risk pregnancies coming to Victoria next year: say goodbye to long waits at hospital clinics. Monash University researchers bringing maternity care into 21st century Herald Sun Euan Wallace heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…

Merv inviting us all to get a pair of 🌈 gumboots and wear them with purpose. Through many years I share this. Emily will not die in vain says Merv. I concur. #ranzcog19

Three key risk factors in early childhood can predict with 70% accuracy who will struggle with weight as a teenager, and whose weight problems will resolve. New Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) findings give doctors new tools to target obesity intervention Herald Sun heraldsun.com.au/education/news…

Could an insomnia tablet prevent cravings and relapse in those with alcohol use disorder, while also improving their sleep? @theflorey and St Vincent's Melbourne launching a trial to find out Herald Sun heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…

Non-invasive brain stimulation a new hope for common mental illnesses, as Epworth co-locate their psychiatrists with Monash University researchers to bring promising treatments to patients sooner Paul Fitzgerald Herald Sun heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…

1.Not all kids waiting for an organ transplant will get one. 2.Kids won't be denied care if identified as a potential donor. 3.Young ppl want to talk about it. Lots of myths pervade, finds The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne poll of parents. Herald Sun DonateLife 💗 heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/heal…

Almost 4,000 patients have now received DNA sequencing through Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance with life-changing results - more diagnoses, more precise diagnoses - faster - changed treatments and care, less painful and invasive testing, and outcomes like Bree’s. The family she always wanted.

A trio of common Chinese medicine herbs is being tested as a way to slow the progression of vascular dementia. See the story for details on how to register for this clinical trial, with sites around the country. The Royal Melbourne Hospital Western Sydney University heraldsun.com.au/news/news-stor…

Junk food changes brain's wiring and delays appetite signals between gut & brain. Female brain is more vulnerable to emotional eating, finds The Florey. @QUTmedia Prof Selena Bartlett will tell Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) that brain training can help. Herald Sun heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…

Aussie researchers have overcome two key hurdles in what has been a 30-year race to use nose cell transplants to repair spinal cord injuries. Griffith University stem cell scientists are planning for first clinical trial next year. Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Herald Sun heraldsun.com.au/news/news-stor…

If you work out your biceps you see the results in the gym. The same is true for 🧠 training, says Prof Selena Bartlett in her public lecture Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS), even if you can’t see changes happening. “Everyone has the ability to be the boss of their brain.” #neuroplasticity

The higher the level of childhood trauma, the higher the chance of later alcoholism. Stress rewires the brain. Trauma transmits through the generations. BUT 🧠 is plastic and can change with practice and effort, according to Prof Selena Bartlett Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS)

Prof Bartlett’s hacks for retraining the 🧠: 1. Start your morning thinking of three things you’re grateful for. 2. Exercise 3. Avoid a sugary breakfast. 4. Do a brain dump: write three pages of whatever is on your mind Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS)

It is the same technology Frankenstein was onto - using electricity to make human tissues come alive. And now UOW scientists have applied this technique to fast-track the creation of “mini brains” Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Herald Sun heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…