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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.
News | 2 Jan 2024
How our own immune system can help fight cancer
The findings mean patients could respond better to immunotherapy treatment.
News | 22 Dec 2023
“We all have a role to play”: addressing family and domestic violence over the holidays
Domestic and family violence spikes during the festive season. Dr Dave Pasalich from the ANU School of Medicine and Psychology says the whole community has a role to play in responding to this crisis.
News, Research story | 21 Dec 2023
MDMA involved in majority of drug-related deaths at Australian festivals
The majority of drug-related deaths at Australian music festivals over the past two decades have involved young people combining multiple illicit substances with alcohol, according to a first-of-its-kind study involving an expert from The Australian National University (ANU).
