Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
We offer research, training and education in a broad range of areas including medicine, neuroscience, public health, allied health, psychology, cognitive science and linguistics.
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Research in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences spans the biomedical and clinical sciences, cognitive and brain sciences, health systems and health informatics, linguistics, physiotherapy, psychology and public health.
Areas of research excellence include neuroscience, innovations in healthcare systems, emotional health, expertise, multilingualism, language acquisition in children, reading, and speech and hearing.
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Researchers have found blood biomarkers that can show the early presence of Alzheimer’s disease more than a decade before symptoms start to emerge, in a world-first study
While the pandemic has triggered low moods, this is not always the same as mental illness – in crisis situations it’s important to distinguish between the two, says Macquarie University Professor of Psychology Nick Titov.
Macquarie University surgeon Professor Michael Wilson is the co-creator of a video coaching app that helps protect healthcare workers from the risks of PPE breaches.
The pandemic is a crisis of trust, says Macquarie University philosopher Dr Mark Alfano, who studied why many people accept medical misinformation about the virus and, alarmingly, are indifferent to evidence disproving it.
Life experience is part of the reason that older people are handling lockdown with better mental and emotional wellbeing than their younger counterparts, according to Macquarie University psychologists.
Conflict will arise in every family – it is how members deal with it that makes the difference, explains Emeritus Professor of Social Psychology at Macquarie University, Dr Julie Fitness.
There is more to crying than simply expressing our emotions. Clinical psychologist Dr Philippe Gilchrist explains the reasons behind our tears, and why some of us are more prone to a good weep than others.
Can a tiny regular dose of ‘magic mushrooms’ boost your creativity, clarify your thinking and make you more productive? Macquarie University researchers are set to find out in a revolutionary new study.
Content owner: Medicine and Health Sciences Last updated: 12 Mar 2020 12:14pm