Luke Downey

Professor @Swinburne researching Drugs / Driving / Neurocognition / Medical Cannabis | Parent | Golfer | Espresso drinker |

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

The presentation highlighted a potential mechanism for #cbd to reduce both anxiety and insomnia metrics via improved sleep efficiency. Great to work with - https://t.co/q6JhfONmik on the identification of this mechanism.

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

Great to present on behalf of our superstar PhD student @AndreaNara55052 at #SfN23 today! Great interest our pilot study sponsored by @BrainsBio and even more in a follow-up large scale #cbd for #insomnia trial.

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

Very proud to see this industry-clinical collaborative publication in print. With @emyriaglobal we examined whether #medicalcannabis treatment was associated with improvements in health-related #qualityoflife in 3148 patients.

[JAMA Network Open @JAMANetworkOpen]

Medicinal cannabis is linked to sustained improvements in health-related quality of life in Australian patients with a range of health conditions. @Swinburne https://t.co/p9kfrSbZSF

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

Great to hear from @thomasarkell6 about road safety in the context of evolving #medicalcannabis space. Very thoughtful commentary around a complex challenge - What do you think would make our roads safer? https://t.co/WMVrIWXGv1
#swinburne #driving #cannabis

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

Great article summarising how VR could be used alongside psychedelic drugs to treat mental ailments, according to panelists at a recent SXSW talk including my exceptional PhD student Agnieszka. https://t.co/YmT9HRWmqL via @business

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

Another phone call to @Qantas ends in being disconnected without resolution. I've spent over 5-hours on the phone since November seeking a partial refund. Guess the only way I'll see the $ is in the recent profit announcement. #qantas #customerservice

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

Great to provide some commentary around the utility of VR in the psychedelic space with my PhD Agnieszka - @Swinburne

[ABC News @abcnews]

Magic mushrooms, magical worlds: How VR and psychedelics are being combined in therapy https://t.co/Tks6gjR883

[Dr Rowan P. Ogeil @DrRowanOgeil]

Wishing you a great meeting @SArunogiri !

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

@HayleyAmie

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

@rhyscohen On the mark as usual @rhyscohen !

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

Finally have found some time to read for pleasure. #summer #psychedelics

[Etienne Krug @etiennekrug]

By the end of 2022, some 1.3 million people will have lost their lives on the world’s roads this year. Last Sunday @WHO & partners marked the World Day of Remembrance. View this poignant and moving Global Commemoration here: https://t.co/CItVTXGWz4

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

Moira Deeming epitomises religious infiltration in the Victorian Liberals.

There's a lot missing from Moira's profile. Perhaps Liberal HQ can refer to this thread and add it?

Reportedly, Deeming has been banned from speaking to the media, so this thread can fill you in.

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[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

@Kylie_E_King @MonashUni

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

@DrJDKean Wait till they hear you made a baby out of wedlock and practised a LOT

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

@drbrigidmlynch @nhmrc This is a great question! As this year (data released by NHMRC today), across the Investigator Grant scheme, 117 female applicants were funded and 109 male applicants were funded.

[Jodi Gilman @JodiGilman2]

We're looking for a postdoc! Join us at @mgh_cam @MGHPsychiatry @MGHMartinos @harvardmed to work on studies linking fMRI.MRI to mental health/substance use outcomes in large, publicly available data (Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development #ABCDStudy). Email/DM for info!

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

@theage @YottiKingsley

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

@GillBedi True Gill. But the converse is less generalisable. Ascribing the behaviour in the wild to only the consumption of the drug. Lots of factors to consider and more research to be done.

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

Paper alert.🚨 Led by PhD student (twitter-less Kate O'Malley) - we report that aggressive/violent behaviour following acute amphetamine use is rare in clinical studies, in our review of acute dosing studies of meth/amphetamine that examined behavioural & subjective aggression.

[Luke Downey @DrLukeDowney]

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