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Blog Central is a space for RMIT academics and senior staff to blog about their areas of expertise and interests.
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Category Archives: Health Science
Postnatal depression: it doesn’t just affect women
The birth of a new baby is usually an exciting and joyous experience for parents. But it can also be a busy and exhausting time as they struggle with the demands of baby care, disruptions to sleep, and changes to family life, relationships, and employment. While all this is normal and expected, some parents experience [...]
Posted in Health Science Tagged distress, men, mental wellness, new born baby, postnatal depression, well-being, women Comments closed
Bring on the badminton
For the last five years, Anthony and a team of RMIT University researchers have been analysing video to develop statistical models for training and tactics used with Australian badminton Olympians. RMIT researchers are also developing Olympic ratings and rankings to help in the evaluation of opponents, and likelihood of Olympic qualification. After 1000s of hours [...]
Also posted in Sport, Technology Tagged badminton, London 2012 Olympics, Olympic Games, research, statistics Comments closed
Medical myth: The three second rule (when food falls on the floor)
As a food microbiologist, I have always been amazed at people’s belief in the three- or five-second rule. It goes something like this: if you retrieve food dropped on the floor or another surface within three or five seconds, it won’t yet be contaminated with bacteria. Okay, it might just be wishful thinking. Or a [...]
Posted in Health Science Tagged 3 second rule, bacteria, food contamination, germs, microbiology, microorganism, mobile phone Comments closed
Athletes: wash your mouth out!
With the Australian Open about to open, professional athletes are once again looking at legal ways of gaining an edge. Research shows that simply mouth-rinsing a standard sports drink before it is swallowed may be able to generate the small enhancement to performance that can be the difference. In fact, mouth rinsing can improve performance [...]
Also posted in Research, Sport Tagged athlete, Australian Open, carbohydrate, exercise, sport drink Comments closed
Are energy drinks good for you?
In recent times society has seen an increase in popularity and consumption of energy drinks such as V, Redbull and Mother. This is not surprising with alluring commercials and companies boasting increases in energy and performance due to their “energy enhancing ingredients”. A fact not well publicised is that these drinks have also been linked [...]
Also posted in Sport Tagged cardiac death, energy drink, heart attack, Mother, Redbull, seizures, V Comments closed
Black mamba snake venom could hold the key to new pain therapies