Research
The latest research and innovation in nursing, midwifery and healthcare from across the nation and worldwide
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Scientists develop game-changer in treating chronic wounds
- February 19, 2024
- Category: Career & Practice, Research
- / Tag: Wounds
A team of international scientists has developed a more effective treatment for chronic wounds that doesn’t involve antibiotics or silver-based dressings, but instead, an ionized gas called plasma. The treatment involves boosting the plasma activation
Language barriers contribute to higher aggression in immigrants with dementia
- February 16, 2024
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Immigrants living with dementia are more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared with their non-immigrant counterparts, new research shows. Behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), such as agitation and aggression, are common.
Maternal obesity puts males at risk in later life
- February 7, 2024
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Males born to obese women are more likely to be overweight at birth and develop metabolic complications in later life, including liver disease and diabetes. The way that male sex hormones activate pathways in the
Registered nurse leads study to improve palliative care in rural and remote
- February 5, 2024
- Category: Research
- / Tag: Palliative Care
A new University of South Australia study is aiming to gain a better understanding of what’s working well in rural and remote palliative care, with the goal of improving knowledge and access to palliative care
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