2020
From world-first COVID-19 breakthroughs to student led PPE prototyping, read our top research and news stories of 2020.
News
11 June 2020
Why our hearts fail: new research
Australian researchers have made several new heart failure discoveries in an innovative world-first project examining cryo-preserved human hearts, procured after transplantation, in the Sydney Heart Bank.
10 June 2020
For successful COVID-19 treatments, pharmacological benchmarks are crucial: international statement
An international group of leading pharmacologists is urging researchers to adopt drug development advice to ensure the result is safe for clinical use.
09 June 2020
Rapid growth of intravenous iron therapy raises concerns - study
Experts have found that IV iron therapy is on the rise among Australian women of reproductive age, but say investigation is needed into its effectiveness, due to potential side-effects and rising costs.
05 June 2020
Heart disease & stroke research receives $12.4 million federal funding boost
Improving quality of life for people affected by stroke and heart disease, designing biocompatible heart valves, just some of the projects led by University of Sydney researchers receiving $12.4 million in funding.
28 May 2020
Rural life not as active as you think: new study
Rural Australians need support to 'get moving', according to researchers from the University of Sydney who have published a review finding those in rural areas are just as physically inactive as their city counterparts.
06 May 2020
How to eat like the animals for good health
From jungle to laboratory and back to our own kitchens, David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson's new book explores how and why we eat, how appetites are fed and regulated - and how, in the end, it all comes back to five appetites.
05 May 2020
Use it or lose it: Website helps older people stay active at home
Leading physiotherapists concerned 'stay at home' restrictions could exacerbate falls and poor physical function in older people have developed a new website to support older Australians to stay active - safely - at home.
22 April 2020
Text service to support at-risk respiratory patients during COVID-19
While many hospital services are on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sydney University researchers have established a free text service to help people with existing chronic respiratory diseases.
16 April 2020
Statement from Prof Edward Holmes on the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Unfounded speculation on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 has prompted the following statement from Professor Holmes, who was involved in mapping the genome of the virus.
09 April 2020
Sweet as: the science of how diet can change the way sugar tastes
The food animals eat can change how they perceive future food. This response uses the same machinery that the brain uses to learn, new research has found.