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Friday 6 November 2026
New partnership to bring Australian-first brain health assessments to veterans
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How self-powered life jackets could turn wave motion into an emergency signal
Read more about How self-powered life jackets could turn wave motion into an emergency signalArticles
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Health and Medicine, Research
Scientists use lab-grown brain cells to reveal how genetic mutation drives Parkinson’s disease
New study uses state-of-the-art technology to examine link between gene mutation and neurodegenerative disease
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Community, Health and Medicine
Wollongong and Waikato partner to shape future of rural health in New Zealand
UOW's expertise in rural and regional health education to guide New Zealand’s newest medical program
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Community, Health and Medicine
Cultural gathering at UOW Shoalhaven celebrates Aboriginal voices in medicine
Yuin elder Uncle Paul Scott presents carved artwork featured on special NAIDOC Week issue of Medical Journal of Australia
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Health and Medicine
1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food
When money runs short, families cut back on groceries, buy cheaper but less nutritious food, skip meals or rely on food charities
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Health and Medicine
The science behind a freediver’s 29-minute breath hold world record
How do freedivers delay a basic human survival response and how was Vitomir Maričić able to hold his breath 60 times longer than most people?
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Health and Medicine
Could a ‘cortisol cocktail’ really reduce stress and boost energy?
Proponents claim the drink can lower high cortisol levels and help with “adrenal fatigue”