Research Findings

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 [...]

A new Australian Rotary Health (ARH) funded PhD project has looked at how a plant-based therapeutic may be used against the most lethal form of brain cancer. Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive type of cancer that can occur in the brain or spinal cord. [...]

A community rugby league program has been found to improve mental health and behavioural outcomes in young men, according to new research supported by Australian Rotary Health (ARH). Professor Allison Waters and a team of youth mental health experts at Griffith University developed a [...]

Many young people feel inadequately prepared to help their peers with a mental health problem or crisis, according to a recent review of the research literature. With the peak onset for mental health problems estimated to be 14.5 years, and 20% of young people experiencing [...]

Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Spring Bay Funding Partner PhD Scholarship recipient Dr Anjan Bhattarai has recently published a new paper that brings us one step closer in helping diagnosing the early stages of Motor Neuron Disease. Motor Neuron Disease (MND) affects around 1,400 [...]