Health

Healthy heart, healthy brain

30 Jan 2009

Treating high blood pressure may have a major role in preventing dementia, according to a UNSW researcher, whose new book is based on the latest medical research.

Star researchers

28 Jan 2009

The Federal Government has honoured two of the University's top medical researchers with prestigious Australia Fellowships worth $4 million each.

Unmasked and vulnerable

27 Jan 2009

Donning a mask boosts protection from respiratory illnesses such as influenza, UNSW research has found, but convincing a reluctant public is proving a struggle.

Don't miss this: sarcasm's wit

12 Dec 2008

Sarcasm might be the lowest form of wit but something's amiss if you can't detect it, according to UNSW researchers.

Blame your genes

01 Dec 2008

People with certain high-risk gene combinations are eight times more likely to suffer from a severe and prolonged illness when they have an infection.

Winning by a nose

27 Nov 2008

Cells from the human nose are showing further promise in remediating spinal cord injury, according to research from the University of New South Wales.

New Chair of Intellectual Disability Mental Health

17 Nov 2008

A leading researcher has been appointed to a new Chair at UNSW to drive efforts at improving support for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Calls for a more flexible approach to vaccine funding

14 Nov 2008

Including quality-of-life impacts in assessments of national vaccination programs would lead to many benefits, including improved productivity and less sick leave for parents, according to an editorial co-authored by a UNSW researcher, that has appeared the Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Healthy hospitals

10 Nov 2008

Research aimed at reducing the number of patients harmed in our hospitals has been awarded $8.4 million - making UNSW the largest recipient of NHMRC Program Grants for 2009.

Testing for early onset dementia

28 Oct 2008

A test to diagnose an early onset dementia has been developed by UNSW researchers.

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