Participants sought: Healthy female participants wanted for pressure headache study

Pressure headaches more frequently trouble
overweight women. Image: ©Thinkstock

We are looking for healthy women to participate in a study investigating pressure around the brain. It's known as "Idiopathic [unknown reason] Intracranial [inside the skull] Hypertension [pressure]", and it mainly affects overweight women of child-bearing age. We would like to find out whether or not memory and thinking processes are affected in this condition.

We're looking for healthy body mass index (BMI) matched control participants to undergo cognitive testing.

Photo of the week: Congratulations to winners of A+ EMCR awards!

2019 A+ EMCR winners: Matt Snelson (Monash Diabetes), Tiffany Bouchery (Monash Immunology and Pathology), Evelyn Tsantikos (Monash Immunology and Pathology), Melanie Gibson-Helm (Monash CHRI), Jessica Kasza (Monash, Daniela van Santen (Burnet) and Mar Quiroga on behalf of Daniel O'Keefe (Burnet)

The 2019 Alfred Research Alliance Early-Mid Career Researchers (A+ EMCR) symposium was held last week 7-8 November at the MCG. 68 delegates were registered from the research organisations based at the A+ precinct: Monash University (Central Clinical School (CCS) and the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM)), Baker Research Institute, Burnet Institute and La Trobe University. See detail of sessions and presenters in the EMCR program.

Sex and ageing; it's complicated!

Women and men age differently, and the

interplay of factors is complex

by Anne Crawford

It's well known that women tend to live longer than men. But how does their sex affect the way women and men age?

Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc) researchers were invited to review the evidence on this for a chapter in a recently published book about ageing produced by Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.

Translational study on high-fibre diet an eye-opener for PhD science student

Paul Gill, PhD student, has published his

first paper investigating the influence of a

high-fibre diet on SCFAs in the blood.

Follow Paul on Twitter @gillpaul93

by Anne Crawford

When PhD candidate Paul Gill began his biomedical science course at Monash University he had no idea his studies would immerse him in one of the most dynamic fields of contemporary science: the gut microbiome.

Paul’s first paper, recently published in The European Journal of Nutrition, highlighted the potential of dietary fibre therapy to manipulate the production of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) and blood plasma concentrations. SCFAs are a group of organic acids produced in the gut from the bacterial fermentation of fibre in fruit, vegetables and certain grains. They are important for gut health but then absorbed into the bloodstream.

CCS recent publications 11-31 October 2019

Prof Paul Myles is a co-author on a Lancet study
looking at anaesthetic depth and complications
after major surgery

Recent publications from Central Clinical School affiliated researchers in the following departments:

• Anaesthesia
• ACBD
• AIRmed
• Diabetes
• Infectious Diseases
• Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
• Neuroscience
• Peninsula Clinical School
• Surgery

Welcome to Dr Robert Brkljača

Dr Robert Brjklača

Welcome to Dr Robert Brkljača, who has recently joined us as part of the Alfred Research Alliance -Monash Bioimaging facility! Robert is the facility manager and imaging support scientist.  Robert obtained his PhD in Chemistry at RMIT University, with a focus on natural products drug discovery.

Since completing his PhD, Robert's research has been focused on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance applications, resulting in over 50 publications. Out of work hours, Robert enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and baking.

A+ Gender Equity Initiative: "The Care(er) Factor" 3-4 pm Tues 12 Nov

Career consequences for carers. Image: Getty

A+ Gender Equity Initiative Event: "The Care(er) Factor"

Join us on Tuesday 12 November, at 3-4 pm in the A+ Lecture Theatre for "The Care(er) Factor: Balancing Work and Family in 2019", hosted by the A+ Gender Equity Initiative.