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    Medical Cannabis 'Hope or Hype?'

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/medical-cannabis-hope-or-hype
    17 Feb 2017: The University of Tasmania’s Professor Dom Geraghty will present ‘Medicinal Cannabis - Hope or Hype?’ as part of The Royal Society of Tasmania - 2017 Launceston Lecture Series. This presentation will cover the general effects of cannabis on the
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    Science can be beautiful, but please don’t call it basic

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/339-science-can-be-beautiful-but-please-dont-call-it-basic
    4 Jul 2017: Research underpinning fundamental scientific concepts or mechanisms of disease is referred to as “basic science”. I detest the term. It conjures up images of mundane, uninteresting, simple lab work, but this is rarely the case. No two days are the
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    Breastfed babies likely to be a healthier weight as they grow up

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/334-breastfed-babies-likely-to-be-a-healthier-weight-as-they-grow-up
    28 Jun 2017: Babies who are fed only breast milk for the first three months of life appear to be much more likely to maintain a healthy weight trajectory, with the benefits possibly lasting through to early adulthood, new research shows. The study, published
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    Wicking Centre funding boost set to benefit those living with…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/wicking-centre-funding-boost-set-to-benefit-those-living-with-dementia-worldwide
    27 Jan 2017: The University ‘s Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre has received close to $4 million dollars to support a major expansion of its programs to build dementia literacy, and to undertake evaluations and clinical trials to examine their
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    Four good habits add up to lower weight gain

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/four-good-habits-add-up-to-lower-weight-gain
    27 Jan 2017: If that New Year’s resolution is fresh in your mind – healthier eating and consistent exercise – then research from the Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania will provide you with just the encouragement you
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    The eyes have it...

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/307-the-eyes-have-it
    12 Jun 2017: Writing, reading, pouring a cup of coffee– all tasks that seem inconsequential until our sight is at risk. At least one in seven Australians have a genetic disposition to developing blinding eye disease, but the University of Tasmania’s research
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    Research shines light on MS causes and management

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/289-research-shines-light-on-ms-causes-and-management
    24 May 2017: Associate Professor Ingrid van der Mei, leading epidemiologist at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research, is trying to solve the puzzle of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a debilitating neurological disease that often
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    Spotted hyenas rarely die from disease: we set out to discover why

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/263-spotted-hyenas-rarely-die-from-disease-we-set-out-to-discover-why
    19 Apr 2017: "Ol-konôî, the Maa or Maasai word for hyena, means “to eat greedily” or “the gluttonous one”. It shows a not so subtle disdain many communities have for spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). It’s true that hyenas scramble and “laugh”
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    Devilish problem closer to being solved

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/245-devilish-problem-closer-to-being-solved
    9 Mar 2017: An international study involving multiple institutions over six years has shown that immunotherapy can cure Tasmanian devils of the deadly devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). The research was led by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute
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    IMAS Investigator voyage catches rare glimpse of erupting Australian…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/imas-investigator-voyage-catches-rare-glimpse-of-erupting-australian-volcano
    1 Feb 2016: Scientists on board the CSIRO research vessel Investigator have taken rare footage of an eruption of the Big Ben volcano on remote sub-Antarctic Heard Island during an IMAS voyage to the Kerguelen Plateau. Big Ben, which includes the 2,745 m tall
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