Young detainees often have poor mental health. The earlier they’re incarcerated, the worse it gets
May 15, 2025New research shows increased mental health support would help break the cycle of incarceration - and drive down recidivism.
New chronic pain therapy retrains the brain to process emotions
May 7, 2025NeuRA and UNSW researchers have created an effective therapy for chronic pain that reduces pain intensity by focusing on emotional regulation.
‘In the midst of a crisis’: teens wait months for critical mental health help
March 28, 2025Researchers are calling for urgent changes to mental health services in Australia after they found many teenagers were waiting more than three months for treatment.
Pioneering UNSW experts in clean energy and mental health elected to Australian Academy of Science
March 22, 2025Professor Xiaojing Hao is an international leader in developing environmentally friendly, thin-film solar cells, and Professor Helen Christensen is known for her groundbreaking digital mental health research.
Dark thoughts before and after giving birth are almost universal – now psychologists want to find out why
March 6, 2025Researchers aim to investigate the causes and potential treatments for perinatal intrusions — intense and vivid thoughts that impact most people during and after pregnancy.
Online lifestyle trial boosts cognition in older Australians: new study
January 29, 2025Cognitive decline can lead to dementia, making improving cognition as you age key to prevention.
Mind blindness decoded: people who can’t see with their ‘mind’s eye’ still activate their visual cortex, study finds
January 11, 2025People with aphantasia still have a blueprint for mental imagery, even if they can't consciously 'see' it.
Naxolone can reverse opioid overdose. Here’s why you might need some at home or in your bag
December 17, 2024Naxolone, known by brand names Nyxoid or Narcan, rapidly reverses the depression of the central nervous and respiratory systems caused by opioids.
5-day brain stimulation may prevent future pain
December 3, 2024Chronic pain is a significant global health challenge, affecting nearly 20 per cent of the world's population. Researchers from NeuRA and UNSW have discovered a preventative brain stimulation technique that could stop chronic pain before it takes hold, offering new hope for millions who live with this debilitating condition.
Professor Matthew Kiernan AM awarded the 2024 GSK Award for Research Excellence
November 19, 2024Professor Matthew Kiernan AM, CEO and Institute Director at NeuRA and Scientia Professor of Neuroscience at UNSW, has won the prestigious 2024 GSK Award for Research Excellence for his work in neurodegenerative diseases.
Stroke associated with long-term cognitive decline
November 19, 2024New evidence from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) indicates that older adults who experience a stroke for the first time will have substantial immediate and accelerated long-term cognitive decline.
Rise in suicidal behaviours among young people linked to hotter temperatures
November 19, 2024Hot weather has been linked to an increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviours among young Australians, new research shows, prompting calls for an overhaul of public health approaches to higher temperatures.
Fit kids have better mental and physical health. What’s the best way to get them active?
November 19, 2024While the benefits of fitness for children are clear, physical activities should be done in a safe and fun way.
UNSW Health Translation Hub reaches new heights
November 18, 2024The facility will offer students the opportunity to work side-by-side with researchers on real-life cases.
Practising culture on Country can improve Aboriginal people’s health and wellbeing
November 18, 2024In Aboriginal knowledges, the health of people, family, Mob, culture and Country involve spiritual, emotional and physical dimensions.
Here’s what UNSW will be telling COP29 about how climate change is harming young people’s mental health
November 18, 2024Young people worry about climate change. But the impact on their mental health is more than anxiety about the future. Increasing heat and other effects are already influencing poor mental health.
2024 Australian Mental Health Prize winners announced
October 8, 2024Four Australians have been recognised, including a researcher who's created an equine therapy program for Aboriginal youth and an academic who's reshaped the treatment of psychiatric disorders globally.
New Study Links Cognitive Function to Fall Risk in Older People
October 8, 2024A recent study has provided compelling insights into the connection between cognitive function and fall risk in older people.
Long COVID cost the Australian economy almost $10 billion in 2022 – new research
September 2, 2024We calculated lost productivity due to long COVID. The impacts were greatest among people aged 30 to 49.
Brain Health and Prevention | World Brain Day
August 5, 2024For decades, researchers and the community alike have awaited a 'silver-bullet' style drug to treat Alzheimer's disease, the major cause of dementia which accounts for over 50% of cases. Available medicines reduce symptom progression but do not alter progression of the disease. What the results of multiple trials and the cost of any treatments has highlighted is a more fundamental issue: even if we do find a therapeutic treatment, it won't proactively prevent future genrations from developing the disease.
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