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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Worry increases, distancing decreases with COVID second wave

Victoria's COVID-19 second-wave outbreak and related lockdown has seen a spike in anxiety and worry among Australians everywhere, but particularly in Victoria, new data from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Coronavirus may be transmitted through the air, experts warn

Experts in infectious disease and population health are increasingly concerned by the possibility of environmental transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus via airborne particles that may potentially travel significant distances ...

Genetics

Genetic finding sheds new light on child murder case

Researchers have found a new gene mutation that leads to sudden infant death, which could unlock the case of Kathleen Folbigg—who is over halfway through a 30-year prison sentence for the murder and manslaughter of her ...

Medical research

Discovery could lead to new malaria treatments

A study led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to new treatments for combating drug-resistant malaria, as well as boost existing drugs.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Your brain gets bigger if you're anxious and depressed

Researchers have found depression is linked to areas of the brain shrinking in size but when depression is paired with anxiety one area of the brain becomes "significantly" larger.

Vaccination

Malaria breakthrough set to change vaccine design

Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a vital clue as to why malaria vaccines keep failing, which could potentially change how vaccines for the deadly disease and others are made.

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