Dr Dinesh Palipana
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Hear Dinesh talk about his education and career background, medical research focus, passion for his work, and his interests outside of work.
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CASE STUDY High blood pressure and shorter sleep may worsen brain decline
People with high blood pressure who also lack sleep may be at increased risk of reduced cognitive performance and greater brain injury, Monash University research has found.
Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers assessed whether the combined effect of hypertension and short sleep duration had a negative impact on brain health.
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Joanne Chio
ICON CANCER CENTRE – SINGAPORE
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Ocular disease and early onset myopia
Dr Mountford has successfully established Western Australia’s first and only ocular genetic screening platform using zebrafish and utilises this model to help elucidate some of the complex gene-environment interactions responsible for the development of myopia.
