Research Findings

Fifteen years after Australian Rotary Health (ARH) funded research into a Lung Transplant Program, lead researcher Professor Gregory Snell has told us "Literally now thousands of life years have been gained" as a result. Prof Snell was awarded a Funding Partner Grant in 2005, supported [...]

Results from a study funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH) suggests that patients with Parkinson’s disease have a unique blood signature compared to those without the disease. Such a discovery could further be investigated to better understand and develop treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Parkinson’s [...]

New research funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH) reveals that there may be a critical period of 90 days to prevent suicide clusters in young people, after someone they know has ended their life. PhD Scholarship recipient Dr Nicole Hill was awarded funding by ARH [...]

A new research study funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH) suggests that increasing cultural connectedness at the community level may help to reduce suicide rates in First Nations youth. PhD Scholar Mandy Gibson from Griffith University recently published a paper in The Medical Journal of [...]

Health promotion videos can increase awareness of body dissatisfaction without any negative consequences, according to a recent study published by a former Australian Rotary Health (ARH) PhD Scholarship recipient. In the study (Impact of viewing body image health promotion videos in adult men and women: [...]

New research funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH) suggests that a new program for parents of preschoolers is effective in improving children’s attitudes towards their bodies. Dr Laura Hart from La Trobe University was awarded the ARH Colin Dodds Postdoctoral Fellowship to test the effectiveness [...]

A new psychological program designed to help young people with depression, is just as effective as cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) but with some added benefits, according to a research study funded by Australian Rotary Health. Dr Tegan Cruwys from the University of Queensland and Australian [...]

Moving towards a ‘community integrated approach’ could help to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians in residential aged care, according to new research funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH). In Australia, residential aged care is for senior Australians who can no longer live independently at [...]

An Australian Rotary Health (ARH) funded study has found clear differences in the way a brain functions in a person experiencing suicidal thoughts. Professor Gin Malhi and his team at the University of Sydney were awarded an ARH Mental Health Research Grant from 2017-2019 to [...]

The findings from a PhD research project that received funding from Australian Rotary Health have been used to inform national social media suicide prevention campaign #YouCanTalk. Ian Scott PhD Scholarship recipient Dr Angela Nicholas from the University of Melbourne conducted five studies to better understand [...]

A sleep program for parents of pre-schoolers may prevent mental health problems in their child occurring later in life, according to new Australian Rotary Health (ARH) funded research. In a study funded by an ARH Mental Health Research Grant, Associate Professor Caroline Donovan from Griffith [...]

A suicide public health intervention has been found to increase help-seeking from friends in teenaged boys, according to a new study funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH). ARH Mental Health Research Grant recipient Professor Alison Calear and her colleagues at the Australian National University recently [...]