UNSW Medicine

Do common chemicals increase your risk of cancer?

03 Jul 2015

Environmental chemical exposure is a valid concern, but the evidence does not support hyperbolic claims that we are swimming in a soup of cancer-causing chemicals, writes Darren Saunders.

Is a job a prescription for a young person with mental health issues?

01 Jul 2015

The government's contention that employment is positive for those with mental illness is strongly supported by the evidence, write Philip Mitchell and Geoffrey Waghorn.

Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?

01 Jul 2015

For most people, it makes sense for breakfast to contribute to a healthy balanced diet, writes Rosemary Stanton.

Brace yourself, genetic testing might give you more than you bargained for

01 Jul 2015

The rapid reduction in cost of DNA sequencing has made this one-time fantastical idea an emerging reality, but there are many reasons to be cautious, write Caroline Ford and Orin Chisholm.

Is depression a mental or physical illness? Unravelling the inflammation hypothesis

01 Jul 2015

While there may be a connection between inflammation and depression, one doesn’t necessarily lead to the other, write Gordon Parker and Ute Vollmer-Conna.

UNSW co-hosts International Nanomedicine Conference

30 Jun 2015

Scientists, engineers and clinicians are delivering 3D printed bionics and novel electroactive materials that can communicate with muscles and nerves; they’re reprogramming cells and repairing tissues; and they’re synthesising functional nanoparticles to swim through blood and deliver drugs.