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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As viewers around the nation tune in to the SBS documentary series Addicted Australia, Macquarie University clinical psychologist Associate Professor Melissa Norberg explains the factors behind addiction and relapse.
Elderly Australians are particularly vulnerable at the time of COVID-19. Isolation and a need for accurate information has them turning to social media for answers, often with disastrous results, researchers from Macquarie University explain.
As political leaders and health policy makers struggle to contain COVID-19, Macquarie University researchers have assessed the best approach to limit deaths from the pandemic.
A 10-year project to identify every protein the human body produces is nearing the finish line, with enormous implications for health and medicine, say Macquarie researchers involved in the international endeavour.
New research has uncovered the secret pathway used by some aggressive breast cancers to avoid detection – and will likely lead to more effective treatments for metastatic breast cancer.
As the pandemic tests the coping skills of all of us, resilience researcher Dr Monique Crane, Senior Lecturer in Macquarie’s Department of Psychology, explains.
Breast implants may trigger multiple symptoms including autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue, gastritis and other debilitating conditions. Macquarie University's Professor Anand Deva is doing more research to find out why.
Many older Australians are not getting the mental health support they need, but a new program from Macquarie University is offering a cost-effective approach online, says Professor of Psychology Viviana Wuthrich.
Content owner: Medicine and Health Sciences Last updated: 12 Mar 2020 12:14pm