Research Findings

Professor Philip Hazell Mental Health Research Grant  University of Sydney, NSW "Sleep, puberty and depression" "This study will be used to better inform young people about what is going on in their bodies and in their emotions, what is normal [...]

Associate Professor Helen Stain Mental Health Research Grant University of Newcastle, NSW "Improving social engagement of rural 'at risk' youth: A randomised effectiveness trial of a telephone delivered Cognitive and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy intervention" "Adolescence is a period of rapid [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A PhD research project funded by Australian Rotary Health has found that infections during later stages of pregnancy may increase the likelihood of the child developing schizophrenia. Ryan Duchatel from the University of Newcastle was awarded an Ian Scott PhD Scholarship by Australian Rotary Health [...]

Research funded by Australian Rotary Health suggests that getting people to reduce their drinking may be as simple as asking them about their drinking. With a Royce Abbey Postdoctoral Fellowship from Australian Rotary Health, Dr Janette Smith at the The National Drug and Alcohol Research [...]

New research funded by Australian Rotary Health suggests that while the majority of parents are enthusiastic about online parenting programs, more parents are likely to use the programs if they are recommended by other parents. Dr Jeneva Ohan from the University of Western Australia was [...]

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 [...]