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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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.
Reading interventions are needed by one in five children in the early years at school and a world-first study by Macquarie University shows that video-conferencing is a promising way to deliver results.
As Sydney marks 20 years since the 2000 Olympics, athletes with their sights on Tokyo face the task of striving for top form in a pandemic – while avoiding injury after months of isolation, says Macquarie Lecturer in Physiotherapy Dr Kathryn Mills.
The release of a tell-all Trump biography has launched a new term on the world: toxic positivity, where to recognise negative emotions is to fail. Professor Jennie Hudson, from Macquarie's Department of Psychology, explains its damaging effects.
Are Australians neglecting their health during the COVID-19 pandemic? Researchers at Macquarie University may soon have some answers.
Two brothers researching dementia at Macquarie University have made a world-first discovery in the race to treat and cure Alzheimer’s disease.
Mathematical models are playing an important role in the fight against COVID-19. They are used to forecast its likely spread and mortality, as well as to suggest interventions. Professor Janaki Amin explains the basics behind this often misunderstood epidemiological tool.
Content owner: Medicine and Health Sciences Last updated: 12 Mar 2020 12:14pm