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Online help for osteoarthritis

7 March 2025
Australians living with osteoarthritis can gain support from a new dedicated online platform designed to provide education and tools for better management of the condition. Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) says osteoarthritis affects more than 2.2 million Australians, impacting mobility, independence, and quality of life. Prevalence increases substantially with age, from […]
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AI projects among $422m NHRMC grants

3 March 2025
Projects harnessing artificial intelligence are among more than 200 recipients sharing over $422 million in funding from this year’s National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Investigator Grants scheme. Announcing the latest round of grants, Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler said 229 high-performing chief investigators and their teams would undertake researcher-led projects […]
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Digital detection and AI offer better breast cancer screening

21 February 2025
Digital innovations including artificial intelligence could increase early diagnosis of breast cancer in New Zealand, according to new research. The peer reviewed study, titled Challenges and opportunities for Aotearoa-New Zealand’s breast screening programme, looks at potential uses of AI in assessing cancer risks – and improving the accuracy of mammography diagnosis through digital breast tomosynthesis […]
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AI and human collaboration speeds diagnosis

18 February 2025
University of Adelaide researchers have identified a new approach for endometriosis classification, believed to be the first of its kind which combines both machine learning models and human knowledge. The IMAGENDO team from the University’s Robinson Research Institute and Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) developed the system — Human-Artificial Intelligence Collaborative Multi-modal Multi-rater Learning […]
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Retinal imaging doorway for disease detection

5 February 2025
New AI-powered research has created the most detailed maps of the retina ever produced, paving the way for routine eyecare as a disease screening tool. Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) have used the maps to link retinal thinning to a range of diseases as well as identifying new […]
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Maintain Your Brain trial to prevent dementia

31 January 2025
A clinical trial has shown an internet-delivered lifestyle intervention has resulted in significantly better cognition in older adults. The team, led by Professor Henry Brodaty AO, Co-Director of UNSW’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), calculated a global cognition score from online tests that measured memory, reasoning and speed of information processing, and published their findings […]
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AVOID frailty web intervention study nears final phase

29 January 2025
University of Adelaide researchers are preparing for the third and final phase of an Australian-first study into a web-based behaviour change tool designed to prevent frailty in older people. The AVOID Frailty web intervention was first developed in Canada, and is being trialled in Adelaide through a $250,000 grant from The Hospital Research Foundation Group. […]
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Artificial intelligence diagnosing lung diseases

29 January 2025
Researchers from Charles Darwin University (CDU), United International University, and Australian Catholic University (ACU) have developed and trained an AI model to analyse lung ultrasound videos and diagnose respiratory diseases.  The model examined each video frame to find important features of the lungs and assessed the order of the video frames to understand the patterns […]
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$5 million for WA digital health research

26 January 2025
An innovative Perth cardiologist is exploring the use of artificial intelligence in medicine to empower people to help them better understand their own health. Professor Girish Dwivedi’s team, which includes Dr Sara Sukudom, based at the Fiona Stanley Hospital, is one of 14 successful recipients who will share in almost $5 million through the WA […]
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