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Hope for sick children requiring medication via an intravenous catheter

Hope is on the horizon for sick children requiring intravenous canulation to administer medication
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Call is out for volunteers to participate in research for an overlooked allergic condition

An often-overlooked allergic condition, eosinophilic esophagitis or EoE, is at the centre of new research investigating whether a natural seaweed product may reduce the occurrence of symptoms.
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Griffith research into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder wins $1.49m grant

A project designed to help screen children and adolescents at risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has been awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant worth $1.49 million.
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Smell Clinic commences as researchers gather more data on Alzheimer’s disease

A pilot smell clinic has commenced at Griffith’s Gold Coast campus in a bid to gather more data on how microorganisms within the nose can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.
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$2.9 million in MRFF grants for mental health and children with cerebral palsy

Two Griffith University-led research projects have been successful in gaining grants from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) worth $2.9 million.
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Griffith team win top start-up award at LuminaX

A trio of Griffith University researchers has taken out the top prize at this year’s LuminaX, Australia’s largest healthtech accelerator program, developed and delivered in the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct. Backed by extensive research, with a vision to be powered by AI, YourTrack has been developed to track and triage children aged 0-17 years who […]
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$2.7 million in MRFF grants for MS research and maternity studies

Two Griffith University research projects have been successful in gaining grants from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) worth a combined $2.7 million.
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Call for more research into what causes Alzheimer’s

Calls for more study to be conducted into how microorganisms contribute to the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
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17 Partnerships for the Goals

Griffith University and Gene Company partner to create exciting RNA-based COVID anti-viral

Griffith University has entered into a $135 million commercial partnership with Gene Company o further develop a new drug treatment for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
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10 Reduced Inequalities

Enhancing quality of life for brain tumour survivors

Following 16 years of development, the Tele-MAST program decreases depression and anxiety in brain tumour survivors, has potential to ease the financial burden to the healthcare system and is now rolling out nationally.
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World-first IV Passport earns prestigious award

The development of a world-first intravenous (IV) Passport has caught the world’s attention with 20 countries downloading the application and an award from the consumer-led Australian Patients Association.
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Multi-million dollar funding boost for BioSpine

A $3.8m funding boost for a crucial Griffith University research program focusing on digitally-enabled rehabilitation technology for spinal cord injury.
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10 Reduced Inequalities

First annual report reveals lived experience of Queenslanders with disability

A Griffith University-led research initiative to discover the lived experience of Queenslanders with disability was released at Australia’s Disability Strategy Forum in Brisbane today.
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Top Griffith scientists head to Canberra to make case for thousands with ME/CFS

Calls for new national clinical guidelines to improve the care of hundreds of thousands of Australians with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and potentially thousands more with Long Covid.
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Griffith academics honoured in King’s Birthday Awards

Leaders in the field of corporate governance and medicine have led the Griffith community who have been honoured in the 2023 King's Birthday list.
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Ultrasound breaks new ground for forearm fractures in children

Trial findings could alleviate emergency department wait times and added stress on families.
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10 Reduced Inequalities

Revolutionising ACL research and recovery for female athletes will be Bourne’s legacy

For a professional athlete, an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is not just a painful blow to the knee, but often their career and quality of life. Despite much of the research around ACL tear being male-centric, Dr Matthew Bourne from Griffith’s Menzies Health Institute Queensland said ACL ruptures occur 3-6 times more frequently in […]
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Innovative alliance set to train the next generation of health workers

Four of Australia’s leading education institutions have formed an innovative collaboration with the Northern NSW Local Health District to grow and train the next generation of skilled healthcare workers and pave the way for improved health outcomes in Northern NSW.
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