University of New South Wales
New drug targets skin cancer
A new class of drug targeting skin cancer's genetic material has been successfully tested in humans for the first time, opening the way to new treatments for a range of conditions from skin cancers to eye ...
Cancer
May 07, 2013 |
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Online bipolar disorder screening tool shown to improve lives
(Medical Xpress)—Affecting 6% of Australians, bipolar disorder is characterised by distinctive fluctuations in mood and energy.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 19, 2013 |
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Impact of portion size on overeating is hard to overcome
People given large servings of food eat more than those given smaller servings, even after they have been taught about the impact of portion size on consumption, research from the University of New South Wales shows.
Health
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Concert cacophony: Short-term hearing loss protective, not damaging
Contrary to conventional wisdom, short-term hearing loss after sustained exposure to loud noise does not reflect damage to our hearing: instead, it is the body's way to cope.
Medical research
Apr 15, 2013 |
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How the DSM-5 has come to grief
(Medical Xpress)—Widespread confusion about what constitutes grief, 'normaI' depression and clinical depression risks being exacerbated under the American Psychiatry Association's newest classification ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Cognitive decline 'reversed' in one in four people
(Medical Xpress)—One in four elderly people with mild cognitive impairment – a precursor to dementia – naturally 'reverts' to normal cognition, research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 28, 2013 |
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System fails foster children and parents
New research shows that early intervention and support for families is critical if foster children are to be reunited quickly and safely with their birth parents.
Health
Mar 20, 2013 |
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First model of how Sydney pollutants may drive childhood asthma
The first study of the effects of Sydney's air pollution on the development of asthma has been carried out at UNSW.
Health
Mar 18, 2013 |
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Anti-ageing drug breakthrough
Drugs that combat ageing may be available within five years, following landmark work led by an Australian researcher. The work, published in the March 8 issue of Science, finally proves that a single anti-ageing enzyme in the ...
Medical research
Mar 08, 2013 |
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Persistence pays off in solving hemophilia mystery, showing curiosity drives discovery
An Australian researcher has found the third and final missing piece in the genetic puzzle of an unusual form of hemophilia, more than 20 year after he discovered the first two pieces.
Genetics
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Protecting health care workers
(Medical Xpress)—Health care workers who consistently wear special fitted face masks while on duty are much less likely to get clinical respiratory and bacterial infections, according to new research led ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Preventing suicide: A critical next step
Doctors may in the future be able to take a blood test to determine if a patient is suicidal, hopefully decreasing the number of people taking their own lives.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2013 |
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'Reversing' the symptoms of asthma
University of New South Wales researchers have developed a compound that has had a surprise result: being effective in the prevention of asthma.
Inflammatory disorders
Jan 22, 2013 |
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New norovirus strain could cause severe gastro epidemic
(Medical Xpress)—UNSW researchers have discovered a new strain of norovirus that they warn could cause a severe epidemic of acute gastroenteritis in Australia this winter.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Brain imaging identifies bipolar risk
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the Black Dog Institute and University of NSW have used brain imaging technology to show that young people with a known genetic risk of bipolar but no clinical signs of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 17, 2012 |
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