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News | 14 Feb 2024
You need to calm down: How to make lasting memories at a Taylor Swift concert
The idea that you will remember everything you experience is simply not the case. Here's how you can make strong memories from your favourite concerts.
News, Our ANU | 13 Feb 2024
Healing the first-year jitters: a guide to success in the medical program
As the new academic year looms on the horizon, we sat down with seasoned lecturer Associate Professor Krisztina Valter from the Australian National University (ANU) College of Health and Medicine who shared her top tips for first-year students gearing up for the exciting journey ahead.
News, Research story | 9 Feb 2024
ANU scientists debunk role of ‘junk cells’ in fight against malaria
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a previously unknown ability of a group of immune system cells, known as Atypical B cells (ABCs), to fight infectious diseases such as malaria.
News, Research story | 6 Feb 2024
Getting angry for good: wellbeing in the climate crisis
Wanting to do good for the environment can come with a serious emotional burden – two ANU experts share their insights on how to channel climate anxiety into positive change.
News | 30 Jan 2024
‘Cancer-cooling’ protein puts bowel cancer on ice
A protein in the immune system can be manipulated to help overcome bowel cancer, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
News, Research story | 23 Jan 2024
Group approach may increase accessibility to psychedelic therapy
In a bid to increase accessibility, a new study by the Australian National University (ANU) School of Medicine and Psychology will look into the viability of the application of psychedelics in a group setting.
News, Research story | 15 Jan 2024
ANU chemists make Australian-first discovery of three new recreational drugs
Three new recreational drugs that have never been reported in Australia before have been identified by chemists at Australia’s only fixed-site drug checking service, CanTEST, located in Canberra. According to scientists and clinicians from The Australian National University (ANU), the drugs could have effects similar to other stimulant-like substances such as MDMA, also known as ecstasy, and ketamine, a drug used as an anaesthetic for medical purposes.
Research story | 11 Jan 2024
How group therapy can help reduce social anxiety
People are keen to go to therapy but it can be really difficult to get them in the door. Alysia Robertson wants to make it easier.
News, Research story | 10 Jan 2024
The power of personalised care
The benefits of personalised medicine programs extend far beyond the individual patient.
News | 3 Jan 2024
Addressing the gap in cancer research
From 2015 to 2019, the mortality rate for all cancers among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population was 45 per cent higher than in the non-Indigenous population.