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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.
10 Jan 2024
The power of personalised care
The benefits of personalised medicine programs extend far beyond the individual patient.
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).
15 Dec 2023
Brains trust delivers promising research in autism spectrum disorder
It was during a psychology course that Nathan Reynolds learned he was more interested in the brain rather than the mind.
14 Dec 2023
Genetics, truth and justice
Kathleen Folbigg was imprisoned over the deaths of her four children. Then, an ANU-led breakthrough uncovered the medical mystery behind the tragedy.
14 Dec 2023
DNA discovery opens door to tailored medicine for Indigenous Australians
The most comprehensive analysis of Indigenous Australians’ genomes collected to date has revealed an “abundance” of DNA variations – some of which have never been reported anywhere else in the world – paving the way for new, tailored treatments that address health inequities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
11 Dec 2023
New Australian tobacco laws “life-saving”: ANU expert
New tobacco control laws passed in parliament today will help tackle Australia’s leading cause of premature death and disability and make a major contribution to better health outcomes, a leading expert from The Australian National University (ANU) says.
7 Dec 2023
Fungus-fighting protein key to overcoming autoimmune disease and cancer
A protein in the immune system programmed to protect the body from fungal infections is also responsible for exacerbating the severity of autoimmune diseases such as irritable bowel disease (IBS), type 1 diabetes, eczema and other chronic disorders, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found.
22 Nov 2023
We won’t get real equality until we price breastmilk, and treat breastfeeding as work
Breastfeeding is not just a personal choice; it's unpaid work that contributes to the economy. To achieve true equality, we must recognise breastmilk as a valuable commodity, support breastfeeding at work, and integrate it into economic measures.
16 Nov 2023
Can you spot the AI impostors? We found AI faces can look more real than actual humans
Does ChatGPT ever give you the eerie sense you’re interacting with another human being? Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached an astounding level of realism, to the point that some tools can even fool people into thinking they are interacting with another human.