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Study of atmospheric patterns over the last four decades finds ‘hail-prone’ days have decreased across much of Australia, but increased over large population centres in the southwest and southeast of the country

2 years ago newsroom.unsw.edu.au australia

Fossil analysis reveals feather-tailed possums found in Australia and New Guinea originated from common Australian ancestor before diverging into gliding and non-gliding descendants

2 years ago newsroom.unsw.edu.au australia paleontology

A new study (N=41) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner shows that teenagers with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience deficits in decision making and behavioural control, and this is linked to abnormal activity in an area of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)

2 years ago newsroom.unsw.edu.au brain neuroscience

Research shows start-up founders have distinct personality traits, and they’re more important to the success of their companies than previously thought

2 years ago newsroom.unsw.edu.au psychology

Researchers have developed machine learning models to predict the risk of suicide and self-harm attempts in adolescents

2 years ago newsroom.unsw.edu.au

Scientists from UNSW and University of Cambridge demonstrate novel method for recording the sound of atoms - Record 'crackling noise' of just a few hundred atoms over eight hour experiment

2 years ago newsroom.unsw.edu.au

Long COVID study (n = 128) shows prolonged inflammation of the kynurenine pathway associated with poorer cognitive function (brain fog) and greater likelihood of cognitive impairment over time

2 years ago newsroom.unsw.edu.au brain covid epidemiology

Exposure to TikTok videos with unattainable beauty standards increased body dissatisfaction, negative mood and self-objectification in young women

2 years ago newsroom.unsw.edu.au psychology tiktok video

Study on the patterns of prescription opioid use over 5 years among people initiating opioids for the first time found only 3% of individuals were classified as having ‘sustained opioid use’ following initiation

2 years ago ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au health

siRNA COVID-19 treatment shown to have broad-spectrum therapeutic potential across all current variants of concern, could treat COVID-19 infection better than existing antivirals

2 years ago newsroom.unsw.edu.au covid health