Psychology & Psychiatry
Human-centered design is key to reducing distraction on roads
Road signs should direct us where to go, where to stop and when to turn.
Aug 9, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer treatments didn't falter in Australia during 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns
Australian cancer patients kept up their pharmaceutical treatments during last year's COVID-19 lockdowns, a big data study from UNSW Sydney shows.
Aug 3, 2021
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Genetics
Testing and treating newborns for spinal muscular atrophy: Saving lives and healthcare costs
Gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy might have a high up-front price tag. But by screening and treating infants early, the therapy can save both lives and money in the long term.
Aug 3, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why uncertainty makes us change our behavior—even when we shouldn't
People around the world dramatically changed their shopping behaviors at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 30, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Chronic pain might impact how the brain processes emotions
Neurotransmitters help regulate our emotions—but scientists have noticed a disruption to their levels in people with chronic pain.
Jul 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What we know about the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant
The Delta variant is likely to become the most dominant strain globally. What does that mean for current and future variants? Natural selection has shaped the evolution of all living things on our planet, including viruses. ...
Jul 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
80 percent of asthma-related hospitalizations are avoidable
One in ten school-aged children in Australia have a current diagnosis of asthma. Every year, there are around 40,000 asthma hospitalisations and over 40 per cent of these are in children aged younger than 14 years old.
Jul 13, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New test targets super-recognisers, high-performing facial recognition individuals
Psychologists from UNSW Sydney have developed a new face identification ability test that will help find facial recognition experts for a variety of police and government agencies, including contract tracing.
Jul 6, 2021
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Medical research
One in 20 COVID-19 cases report long-term symptoms
Five percent of people diagnosed with COVID-19 during NSW's 'first wave' were still experiencing symptoms three months later, according to the largest study of COVID-19 recovery time ever undertaken in Australia.
Jun 25, 2021
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Health
People with intellectual disability at 'unacceptably high' risk of preventable hospitalization
People with intellectual disability are being hospitalized for conditions that could have been adequately managed in primary care or through prevention—at a rate 3.5 to 4.5 times higher than the general population, according ...
Jun 14, 2021
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