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Making Australian Doctors

Volume 8 Number 4 April 9 - May 13 2012

The Melbourne Medical School at the University of Melbourne this year celebrates its 150th anniversary. Liz Brentnall and Annie Rahilly report on the history of a faculty with a global reputation for training doctors and medical researchers.

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Ritalin stimulates brain performance

Volume 8 Number 3 March 12 - April 8 2012

Researchers have found that the controversial drug Ritalin can raise people’s awareness of their mental functioning. By Annie Rahilly.

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Malaria goes bananas before reproduction

Volume 8 Number 3 March 12 - April 8 2012

A new study shows how the malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) changes into a banana shape before sexual reproduction, a finding that could provide targets for vaccine or drug development and may explain how the parasite evades the human immune system. Nerissa Hannink reports.

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Crunching the numbers on epilepsy

Volume 8 Number 3 March 12 - April 8 2012

Supercomputing is helping medical researchers develop personalised treatment for epilepsy sufferers. By Rebecca Scott.

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Supporting parents of troubled teens

Volume 8 Number 3 March 12 - April 8 2012

Annie Rahilly looks at a new program raising mental health awareness in parents of teens.

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Mental health recovery focus for bushfires studies

Volume 8 Number 2 February 13 - March 11 2012

Researchers are working to determine the right kinds of services and the right levels of human resourcing required to maximise community mental health after natural disaster. By Rebecca Scott.

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Organ donation: myths and facts

Volume 8 Number 1 January 9 - February 12 2012

Immunology’s Wendy Winnall clarifies some myths and facts about organ donation in Australia.

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The power of two

Volume 8 Number 1 January 9 - February 12 2012

Medical and sociological researchers love twins – both identical and non-identical – because they help with understanding genetic and environmental factors in health, family functioning, attitudes to learning and so much more. Professor John Hopper explains the role of the ATR.

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Meeting the health challenges of climate change

Volume 8 Number 1 January 9 - February 12 2012

A recent graduate, a current professor and a Nobel Laureate from the University of Melbourne are participating in the not-for-profit organisation Doctors for the Environment Australia. By University of Melbourne medical student Imogen Hamel-Green.

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Understanding social exclusion

Volume 8 Number 1 January 9 - February 12 2012

Disadvantage is not only about dollar figures and bank balances. Laura Soderlind reports.

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Health advocate joins University as V-C’s Fellow

Volume 7 Number 12 December 12 2011 - January 8 2012

Former Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley AC has been appointed a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne. By David Scott.

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Sanitation for Cambodia

Volume 7 Number 12 December 12 2011 - January 8 2012

A partnership between University of Melbourne engineering students and Engineers Without Borders is laying the foundation for sustainable, effective sanitation for the Phat Sanday community in Cambodia. Kate O’Hara reports.

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