The Research Impact blog showcases Macquarie University’s world-leading research and its impacts on the real world. This month, we highlight some recent Research Impact stories on discoveries in medicine and health sciences.
Expanding treatments for the ‘Australian’ cancer
The chances of surviving melanoma are getting better every year. But some cancers still become ‘resistant’ to treatment, and others don’t respond at all. Read more.
What happens next?
You’re in hospital: should you stay? Should you leave? What’s your risk of dying? Read more.
Saving lives with better processes
How can a doctor in a small practice with only one or two GPs learn from the mistakes of doctors across the country? Read more.
More accurate readings of the heart
Almost everyone has had their blood pressure measured with an inflatable cuff around the arm. But as useful as this is, it can differ from a reading taken at the heart itself. Read more.
Widening the net on Motor Neurone Disease
Recent advances pinpointing genes involved in the inherited form of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) are now being used to hunt for the culprits of ‘sporadic’ cases. Read more.
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