A recent study found that locally managed marine areas in Fiji strengthened the mechanisms believed to advance conservation efforts but ultimately led to few social, economic or even ecological benefits. Based on these results, the authors suggest reevaluating community-based marine management projects to understand how they can be modified for success. Published in Nature Sustainability, […]
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A HI-TECH rehabilitation centre is drawing people from as far as Rockhampton to the Sunshine Coast.
Eden Private Hospital’s robotics technology, which recently arrived from Austria, helps adult and adolescent rehabilitation patients improve functional deficits associated with stroke and other neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s, and more.
The hospital claims it is the only centre in south-east Queensland to offer such an extensive robotics rehabilitation program.
Bundaberg’s Jennifer Blackburn was among the first to trial the new technology, which she said doubled the strength in her hand following nerve damage.