UWA Extension

Fibromyalgia is a poorly understood condition amongst both doctors and those who suffer from persistent widespread pain. Available treatment options have been unsatisfactory. Insights from evolutionary biology have provided us with plausible explanations for the pain and other symptoms of this condition. This raises major implications for treatment of this condition and they will be discussed. A close relationship between “stress” and pain has long been suspected but the search for ... [More]

A comprehensive overview of Australasian family history research, using the internet in presentation mode. This intensive session covers resources available Australia-wide and in New Zealand. We will look at birth, marriage and death records, passenger lists (including convicts), electoral rolls, directories, wills and newspapers. Finding your Australasian ancestors can be difficult. Many migrants escaped their past by coming to the Colonies and did not make it easy for us to find t... [More]