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Common gene variant doubles dementia risk for men

Yasmine Phillips — Fri, 30 May 2025 00:29:15 +0000

New research has found that men who carry a common genetic variant are twice as likely to develop dementia in their lifetime compared to women.

Is screen time bad for kids? New research says it’s not so black and white

Caitlin Crowley — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:58:59 +0000

In the latest episode of �鶹ֱ��’s podcast, The Future Of, we speak to Doctor Amber Beynon, a research fellow at Curtin’s School of Allied Health, whose recent study challenges negative views on the impact of infant screen time. Here’s a snippet of the conversation.

National registry for common genetic condition provides new possibilities

Samuel Jeremic — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:47:04 +0000

�鶹ֱ��’s Professor John Olynyk has played a leading role in establishing a new national […]

Globally renowned pharmacy researcher to lead Health Sciences at Curtin

Samuel Jeremic — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:49:55 +0000

�鶹ֱ�� has appointed Professor Carlo Marra as Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Health Sciences. Professor […]

Curtin and Lifeblood join forces to develop faecal transplant pills

294101E — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:47:43 +0000

�鶹ֱ�� and Australian Red Cross Lifeblood are joining forces to develop a new faecal […]

Gamechanger health hub officially opens in the Goldfields

Lucien Wilkinson — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

�鶹ֱ��’s new Goldfields health hub designed to support students to live, study and work […]