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Monday 15 July 2024

UOW researcher helping change the game for elite female athletes

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Connecting Illawarra and South West Sydney the next gamechanger

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Illawarra’s ‘Cancer Good News’ campaign wins Australian Multicultural Marketing Award

Project that encourages Macedonian and Serbian communities to be screened for cancer wins national award. 

New resource aims to help improve health outcomes for people living with dementia

Online resource aims to help Australia cope with the impending increase in dementia by 2020.  

Challenge-led funding for research of global importance

Projects to design smart garments for mining and emergency workers, develop new cancer drugs and create a multi-sensory room for people with disabilities have been awarded funding in the latest round of seed funding from UOW. 

Can you be allergic to your Wi-Fi?

Electromagnetic fields are all around us. They are a part of our natural environment, produced by the Earth and the sun. But they are also becoming increasingly prominent with advancements in technology, such that we are surrounded daily by many different sources of electromagnetic energy.

Arthritis patients are ‘at risk’ of mismanaging their paracetamol intake

Many Australians with arthritis may be putting their health ‘at risk’ by inadvertently mismanaging medication.

New breed of Australian plum promising in fight against dementia

Researchers test Queen Garnet Plum juice on blood pressure and memory in one of the first human trials on the new ‘superfood.’