Health
Should we really aspire to eat like cavemen?
"Ancestral" diets like the paleo diet are hugely popular in Australia, but experts from UNSW Sydney and the Australian Museum have questions.
Sep 19, 2023
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University of New South Wales
Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers design machine learning models to better predict adolescent suicide and self-harm risk
Artificial intelligence can help to identify risk factors for suicide and self-harm, according to new research from UNSW Sydney.
Sep 4, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No worries: Online course to help people stop ruminating shows promise
An online course designed to curb negative thinking has had strong results in helping people reduce the time they spend ruminating and worrying, a new study from University of New South Wales Sydney has shown. The study was ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Health
Microorganism that causes rare but severe eye infections detected in Australian coastal areas
Researchers have identified the microorganism Acanthamoeba, which can cause an extremely rare but potentially sight-threatening eye infection, in seawater at four New South Wales coastal sites. The new research is published ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
TikTok and body image: Idealistic content may be detrimental to mental health
Short-form social media videos and images that set unattainable appearance standards may harm young women's perception of body image, research suggests.
Aug 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Genetic risk for high blood pressure associated with poorer cognitive function
New research led by University of New South Wales Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) finds that genetic risk for higher blood pressure even in those in their 40s and 50s may contribute to poorer cognitive function.
Aug 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Key biological pathway reveals insights into long COVID brain fog
Researchers from University of New South Wales Sydney and St. Vincent's Hospital have identified a key pathway, involved in inflammation, which appears to be activated in people with long COVID who have symptoms of "brain ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Medications
Do you think you have a penicillin allergy? Chances are, you're wrong
Knowing your penicillin allergy status could make a big difference if you end up in hospital, according to UNSW researchers.
Aug 10, 2023
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Medications
Universal siRNA COVID-19 treatment shows promise in the lab
Lab data in cells has shown that siRNA has the potential to treat COVID-19 infection better than existing antivirals, according to new research from UNSW's Kirby and RNA Institutes, published today in Antiviral Research.
Aug 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Finances need to be a bigger part of our conversation about cancer, researchers say
When Jessie Oldfield was experiencing some bleeding at 23 weeks pregnant, she was worried that she had pre-eclampsia. But when the 28-year-old from Tumbarumba, NSW, turned up at the emergency department, the reality was so ...
Jul 27, 2023
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