Research Findings

A new study funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH) suggests a rise in the number of older Australians participating in screening methods for bowel cancer. Natalie Dodd from the University of Newcastle was awarded the Rotary District 9650 Bowelscan PhD Scholarship by ARH in 2015 [...]

Reneta Slikboer Ian Scott PhD Scholar (2015-2017) Swinburne University of Technology, Vic. "Reward Sensitivity Theory in Trichotillomania" "I constantly hear about their feelings of isolation and aloneness. Many individuals experience hair pulling for years incorrectly believing that they are the [...]

Dr Stephanie Shepheard The York Family Research Companion PhD Scholarship (2011-2013) Flinders University, SA "p75NTR as a biomarker for disease progression in the Motor Neuron Disease mouse model SOD1 G93A" Researchers monitored the levels of a protein called "p75NTRECD" in people's [...]

Dr Lauren McLellan Mental Health Grant  Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University, NSW "Improving access to mental health services for children with anxiety" 1 or 2 children out of every 10 will experience anxiety so much that it interferes with [...]

Professor Gregory Snell Special Research Grant (2004-2006) Alfred Hospital, Vic. "A multi-organ preservation & procurement strategy from non-heart beating donors (NHBD)" "We set up experiments that lead to clinical programs and changes in process within the hospitals and Intensive Care Units [...]

A new Australian Rotary Health funded study suggests an improvement in knowledge of Colorectal Cancer risk factors over the last five years. Funding Partner PhD Scholarship recipient Natalie Dodd has recently published her research findings on Colorectal Cancer (CRC) in the Public Health Research & [...]

Previous funding from Australian Rotary Health has paved the way for further research in an important longitudinal cohort study, focussing on young people and drinking. Professor Richard Mattick from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre was awarded a $1,127,690 project grant from the NHMRC [...]

Sizes of leg muscles in people with cerebral palsy can be half the size of muscles in people who don’t have cerebral palsy, making it difficult for them to walk or run. A new study funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH) and the Rotary Club [...]

New research funded by Australian Rotary Health reveals that doctors face uncertainty when it comes to providing care to women with endometriosis. Kate Young from Monash University was awarded an Ian Scott PhD Scholarship in 2014 to examine healthcare for endometriosis (a chronic inflammatory condition [...]

Children exposed to family violence are more likely to have emotional and behavioural difficulties in middle childhood, according to new research funded by Australian Rotary Health. Professor Stephanie Brown and her team from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute examined data from a longitudinal study of over [...]

A new program funded by Australian Rotary Health has been found to reduce stress in toddlers by teaching parents how to control their own responses to their child’s emotions. Associate Professor Sophie Havighurst from the University of Melbourne was awarded a Mental Health Research Grant [...]

Young Australians with a history of depression in adolescence are at a disadvantage when it comes to employment, according to a new study by researchers at Deakin University. With a Mental Health Research Grant from Australian Rotary Health, Professor Anthony LaMontagne and his colleagues found [...]