Research Findings

Australian Rotary Health PhD scholar, Kayla Corney found maintaining a healthy lifestyle with social behaviours and managing both our physical and mental wellbeing, had a direct impact on cognitive health. “Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (before the age of 18 years) was found to increase [...]

Australian Rotary Health PhD scholar, Jane Phillips hopes to help in the treatment of primary lymphoedema based on a recent study on compression treatment. Primary lymphoedema is a genetic condition causing chronic swelling in the arms and legs that requires daily compression to control fluid [...]

ARH Scholar Dr Rita McMorrow has recently completed a PhD looking into the assessment of diabetes distress in general practice. Up to 36% of people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) experience diabetes distress, negative emotions such as frustration about living with diabetes, which is different [...]

Australian Rotary Health/Ten Island Tassie Tag Along Tour PhD Scholarship recipient Amelia McGuinness has recently published findings from a large systematic review that reveal links between gut bacteria and mental health. The review was part of Ms McGuinness’s PhD research in gut microbiota and mental [...]

Results from a study funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH) have revealed migraine sufferers experience both structural and functional connectivity changes in the brain compared to non-migraine sufferers. Tiffani Mungoven from the University of Sydney received the Joan E. Swanson PhD Scholarship in 2020 in [...]

ARH Scholar Zhenyu Zhang has recently completed a PhD creating a world-first ontology for non-medical interventions to assist in managing dementia symptoms. In 2023, more than 400,000 Australians live with dementia with many of the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) difficult for those [...]

A study co-funded by Australian Rotary Health aimed to understand the attitudes towards alcohol consumption in young Australians by examining the relationship between their drinking habits and how they perceive their own drinking habits.  ARH Mental Health Grant recipient, Associate Professor Tim Slade from the [...]

A recent study by ARH scholar, Dr Laura Hart, found a correlation between people at risk of developing an eating disorder (ED) and our increased use of video conferencing software.  The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes in everyday living, one including the increased use [...]

Australian Rotary Health has partially funded research in the Bigiswun Kid Project, a longitudinal study that analysed the mental health and wellbeing of Indigenous adolescents living in the remote Fitzroy Valley Aboriginal communities. In 2018, Professor Elizabeth Elliot from the University of Sydney was awarded [...]

The new year is here and Australian Rotary Health (ARH) selected the projects that will receive grants to conduct research on the mental health of children 0-12 years old. Each grant is worth up to $70,000 for a year, with all thirteen projects totalling to [...]

A Queensland teacher and PhD student is hoping to uncover some of the factors associated with educational disengagement, to help improve outcomes for young people living in regional and rural communities. Michelle Gossner is a primary school teacher in the Bundaberg region of Queensland and [...]

ARH Scholar Dr Natasha Krishnadas has recently completed a PhD, revealing new insights that could prevent neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer’s, from emerging. In 2022, over a quarter of a million Australians were estimated to be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Accounting for about two thirds of [...]