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Straight from the heart: An elastic patch that supports cardiac cell growth

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists are a step closer to being able to repair damaged human heart tissue thanks to a world leading research collaboration between the University of Sydney and Harvard University.

Cardiology created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New immune cells hint at eczema cause

(Medical Xpress)—University of Sydney researchers have discovered a new type of immune cell in skin that plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders such as ticks, mites, and worms, and could be linked to eczema and ...

Immunology created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Are people really staring at you?

(Medical Xpress)—People often think that other people are staring at them even when they aren't research led by the University of Sydney has found.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Differential hearing difficulties cause kids to fall behind at school

(Medical Xpress)—Some children who have trouble learning in the classroom have difficulty switching their listening attention and so have trouble following a conversation from one talker to the next, according to a University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Evidence piles up for banning trans fats

(Medical Xpress)—Banning the use of trans fats in the preparation of foodstuffs is one of the most effective ways to prevent some of the world's biggest killer diseases, but many governments are not taking ...

Health created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How anorexia and 'bigorexia' in men relates to perceptions of masculinity

(Medical Xpress)—Self-perceived masculinity is higher in men with muscle dysmorphia, popularly called 'bigorexia', than other gym users, while men with anorexia nervosa relate more strongly to feminine ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deadly virus discovered in bats also jumps species

(Medical Xpress)—Four new forms of hantavirus, one of the most virulent pathogens transmitted from animals to humans, have been identified by international research contributed to by the University of Sydney.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Previously unknown sleep pattern revealed in new research

(Medical Xpress)—There's no need to panic if you didn't get a solid eight hours of beauty sleep last night. According to new University of Sydney research, sleep duration naturally waxes and wanes over ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

First Alzheimer's case has full diagnosis 106 years later

(Medical Xpress)—More than a hundred years after Alois Alzheimer identified Alzheimer's disease in a patient an analysis of that original patient's brain has revealed the genetic origin of their condition.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Excessive alcohol when you're young could have lasting impacts on your brain

(Medical Xpress)—Alcohol misuse in young people causes significant changes in their brain function and structure. This and other findings were recently reviewed by Dr Daniel Hermens from the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Research Institute in the j ...

Health created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Babies get a better chance to escape a dangerous health cycle, study highlights

A promising step forward in stopping an intergenerational cycle of birth complications, diabetes and obesity associated with gestational diabetes has been made by researchers at the University of Sydney.

Diabetes created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aspirin a viable treatment for recurrent, serious blood clots, study shows

(Medical Xpress)—Low-dose aspirin is a cheap and effective way to prevent potentially deadly blood clots in the leg or the lungs in patients who have had a previous blood clot, a new study shows.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new approach to deadly influenza outbreaks in nursing homes

(Medical Xpress)—In developed countries people over 65 years old are the most likely to die from an influenza outbreak and people in nursing homes, where the virus is difficult to control, are especially vulnerable.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New drug shrinks brain tumours in melanoma patients

(Medical Xpress)—Australian researchers have given hope to patients with advanced melanoma by showing that a new drug targeting a common mutation in melanoma successfully shrank tumours that had spread to the brain.

Cancer created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How watching Pixar revealed the dark side of gloss

(Medical Xpress)—A eureka moment while watching a movie for the umpteenth time with his children has led a University of Sydney researcher to achieve a new insight into visual perception, which could benefit ...

Neuroscience created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast