Distress and pain key reasons for prescription opioid abuse
A study led by Monash University, Turning Point and Ambulance Victoria, shows distress and pain are the key reasons for opioid abuse.
Medicine & healthAustralian universities join forces to tackle inflammatory lung disease
A new spin-out company, RAGE Biotech, will develop novel therapies designed to help patients with chronic inflammatory lung diseases, supported by investment from IP Group, Monash University (Monash) and The University of Western Australia (UWA).<
Medicine & health
One million epilepsy patients in China missing out on beneficial surgery
An team researching the causes and outcomes of epilepsy patients in China suggest a standard operation could leave them seizure-free.
Medicine & health
Monash celebrates Laureate Professor
Professor Huanting Wang from the Faculty of Engineering has received an ARC Laureate Fellowship for his work that supports innovations in renewable energy and clean water.
Research
Jobs Protection Framework – Staff ballot result for proposed variation
The staff ballot on the proposed variation to the Monash Enterprise Agreement closed yesterday, with 89.34 per cent of eligible staff who participated in the independent ballot voting yes.
University news
Say what now? Speaking young adults' language when it comes to health
Young adults talk about food as good and bad, but health professionals should move away from the focus on shame, guilt and fear around food and nutrition.
LensMonash subjects rank in global top 50 in ShanghaiRanking's GRAS 2020
Monash University welcomes ShanghaiRanking’s GRAS 2020 released today, with 13 of its subjects ranked in the global top 50 and four of which ranked number one in Australia.
University news
Superbug impact on the gut
Monash University researchers discover how the bacterial superbug Clostridioides difficile hijacks the gut in order to cause serious and persistent disease.
Medicine & health
The suburbs most affected by COVID-19 employment vulnerability
New research from Monash University reveals the Australian suburbs hardest hit by COVID-19 employment vulnerability in the nation’s capital cities.
Design & architecture