Health and Medicine
Wellness through research and revolutionary patient care
Health and Medicine
Wellness through research and revolutionary patient care
Human attention secrets cracked in bid to avoid digital-age disasters
With self-driving cars around the corner, breakthrough research at Macquarie University is tackling the dangers that lurk when humans hand their decision-making over to computers.
How Pokémon GO 'kept people sane' during lockdown
Playing mobile video games that use augmented reality encouraged people to be physically active during the pandemic and prevented many from becoming depressed, an international Macquarie University study has shown.
How hidden disgust could stop us giving blood: new study
Rather than anxiety or fear, disgust may be the prevalent emotion dissuading some people from donating blood, new Macquarie University research suggests
'Blind in the mind': What is aphantasia?
Dr Rebecca Keogh, Research Fellow in Macquarie’s Department of Cognitive Science, explains a condition that has only had a name since 2015.
One in five people believe fake news about COVID-19: new study
The pandemic is a crisis of trust, says Macquarie University philosopher Dr Mark Alfano, who studied why many people accept medical misinformation about the virus and, alarmingly, are indifferent to evidence disproving it.
How athletes prepare for an Olympics without supporters
Athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics are likely to face highly partisan crowds with overseas spectators barred from attending – but top performers won’t let it change their game, says Macquarie University researcher Dr Kath Bicknell.
Men’s relationship intentions revealed in their faces: new study
Women use men’s facial features to judge whether they are interested in short-term uncommitted relationships, Macquarie University researchers have discovered.
Study boosts link between diet and depression
Evidence is building that fruit and vegetables play a vital role in good mental health, say Macquarie University researchers.
New hope as research collaboration throws Alzheimer’s theory overboard
A partnership between Macquarie neuroscientists and a leading cancer researcher has led to the breakthrough discovery of a mechanism that protects neurons from dementia-causing plaques.
World Hearing Day: Dementia link brings call for screening overhaul
As Hearing Awareness Week begins, Macquarie University researchers say strong links between hearing loss and ageing poorly highlight an urgency for better health screening of older Australians.
'Mind-reading' test validates remarkable world of synaesthetes
Cutting-edge research at Macquarie University has thrown long-awaited light on the strange sensory phenomenon of synaesthesia.
How will the COVID-19 pandemic end?
Despite 28 days of no community transmission in NSW – the state's longest stretch since the pandemic began – a ‘return to normal’ could be years away, say Macquarie University researchers.