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New Tool To Help Children With Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Monday, 7 May 2012, 1:24 pm | University of Sydney
An international study led by the University of Sydney has the potential to improve the design of clinical trials for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a disorder which affects the peripheral nervous system. More >>
Comprehending West Papua
Friday, 10 February 2012, 3:37 pm | University of Sydney
By University of Sydney Feb 08, 2012 1:01AM UTC From the impact of posting mobile phone footage on YouTube to the notion that hopes for greater autonomy are futile, a new e-book from the University of Sydney brings together myriad perspectives on ... More >>
University of Sydney academics praise sunbed ban
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 9:53 am | University of Sydney
A NSW government decision to ban solariums has been welcomed by University of Sydney researchers who were among those advising the government to institute a ban. More >>
Australian car industry needs increased government support
Monday, 9 January 2012, 2:09 pm | University of Sydney
Attempts by Minister Kim Carr to revive the Australian car industry will only help if the government intends to continue to support the car industry's operations and if the car firms can be convinced this is the case, says Dr John Mikler from the ... More >>
Smokers prefer cold turkey
Tuesday, 3 January 2012, 3:27 pm | University of Sydney
Cold turkey is the preferred method for giving up smoking according to public health researchers at the University of Sydney. With more than two-thirds of smokers giving up permanently this way the research team wants to know why. More >>
Protein key to curbing overeating and preventing obesity
Monday, 17 October 2011, 3:01 pm | University of Sydney
Including enough protein in our diets, rather than simply cutting calories, is the key to curbing appetites and preventing excessive consumption of fats and carbohydrates, a new study from the University of Sydney has found. More >>
Improving early detection of breast cancer
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 12:42 pm | University of Sydney
The University of Sydney, in partnership with BreastScreen NSW and Ziltron, has developed a pioneering web-based programme to monitor the performance of radiologists in detecting and diagnosing abnormalities in breast x-rays. Currently commencing its nationwide ... More >>
Costly treatment ‘ineffective for babies’
Friday, 30 September 2011, 9:33 am | University of Sydney
A world-wide study involving University of Sydney researchers has concluded that a costly and controversial treatment for neonatal sepsis is ineffective. Neonatal sepsis - a leading cause of infant death - is a blood infection in newborn babies. More >>
Nursing a direction on policy
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 12:37 pm | University of Sydney
Why nurses get to implement health policies but so few are involved in developing them is at the heart of a roundtable conference being held in Canada later this month. The research and policy discussions about nurses and midwives’ contribution to ... More >>
Comparing weight loss programs: results are in
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 9:25 am | University of Sydney
An international study of overweight and obese adults comparing commercial weight loss programs with weight loss plans managed by local doctors or nurses found both groups lost weight, but participants in the commercial program lost significantly ... More >>
Technology tethers free radicals
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 2:27 pm | University of Sydney
The Science world is abuzz with news of a new platform technology developed by physicists at the University of Sydney – technology that can be used in areas as diverse as disease detection through to biofuel production. More >>
Children and adults are different forms of Homo Sapiens
Monday, 21 February 2011, 3:09 pm | University of Sydney
Professor Alison Gopnik believes many profound questions about human nature can be answered by thinking about children. More >>
Children and adults are different forms of Homo Sapiens
Monday, 21 February 2011, 1:58 pm | University of Sydney
Professor Alison Gopnik believes many profound questions about human nature can be answered by thinking about children. More >>
Blind Assessor: Constraining or enriching learning
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 2:30 pm | University of Sydney
A reduction in creative activities, a restriction of thinking skills and a reduction in number of students who can be thought of as talented are just some of the side effects of high-stakes testing such as the national assessment program NAPLAN, according ... More >>
Chronically Ill NZers Better Served Than Aussies
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 2:51 pm | University of Sydney
New Zealand’s Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) better position the country to deal with the fact most chronically ill New Zealanders suffer from multiple illnesses, a team of researchers led by Dr Clive Aspin at the University of Sydney has found. More >>
Multiple wavelength laser helps silicon chip
Friday, 22 January 2010, 10:17 am | University of Sydney
The ultra-small revolution has begun with the invention of a new laser that will allow light to be used on a computer chip. More >>
University of Sydney Receives Linkage Grants
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 9:45 am | University of Sydney
Successful grants range from a project on minimising energy use in computer data centres to a project to develop ways to control the impact of cane toads on native animals. Specific projects include: * A project investigating the use of Tasmanian ... More >>
Beautiful Death-Star Could Threaten Earth
Tuesday, 4 March 2008, 10:26 am | University of Sydney
One of the sky's most beautiful objects could explode, and the Earth may be smack bang in the middle of its firing line. "When it finally explodes as a supernova, it could emit an intense beam of gamma rays coming our way". More >>
The Milky Way Is Twice The Size We Thought It Was
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 3:29 pm | University of Sydney
It took just a couple hours and data available on the internet for University of Sydney scientists to discover that the Milky Way is twice as wide as previously thought. More >>
Antioxidant cocktail shows good results
Friday, 7 December 2007, 3:02 pm | University of Sydney
Prostate cancer trials undertaken at the University of Sydney have provided exciting results with reductions of up to 25 per cent of tumour growth in mouse models. More >>
