/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2025/06/02/counting-the-cost-of-long-covid-and-me/cfs In just one year, Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) cost the German economy €63.1 billion (AU$111 billion), or about 1.5 per cent GDP, according to a new German-Australian study. June 02 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/06/02/counting-the-cost-of-long-covid-and-me/cfs /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/30/depression-linked-to-increased-dementia-risk Having a diagnosis of depression in midlife or late-life may increase your risk of dementia, a new study by researchers from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø has found. May 30 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/30/depression-linked-to-increased-dementia-risk /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/27/childrens-university-expands-to-mount-gambier Young learners in the State’s southeast are receiving extra support for future pathways as Children’s University Australasia and Africa (CUAA) expands to Mount Gambier. May 30 2025 Lara Pacillo /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/27/childrens-university-expands-to-mount-gambier /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/23/impact-of-housing-on-childrens-wellbeing University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø researchers have secured funding from the 2025 National Housing Research Program  to develop a data framework for understanding children’s housing circumstances in Australia and their impacts. May 26 2025 Lara Pacillo /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/23/impact-of-housing-on-childrens-wellbeing /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/21/participants-needed-for-world-first-pancreatic-cancer-study South Australian and Victorian patients with pancreatic cancer will be able to participate in a world-first human comparative clinical trial that aims to improve symptoms and survival outcomes using faecal transplant in combination with chemotherapy compared to placebo. May 22 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/21/participants-needed-for-world-first-pancreatic-cancer-study /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/21/a-career-dedicated-to-unearthing-the-secrets-of-matter The University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s distinguished theoretical physicist, eminent, Professor Derek Leinweber, has been elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in recognition of an outstanding career dedicated to unearthing the most fundamental secrets of matter. May 22 2025 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/21/a-career-dedicated-to-unearthing-the-secrets-of-matter /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/22/climate-change-poses-severe-threat-to-bowhead-whale-habitat New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout the Arctic projects that sea ice loss due to climate change will cause their habitat to severely contract by up to 75 per cent. May 22 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/22/climate-change-poses-severe-threat-to-bowhead-whale-habitat /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/19/global-childhood-wasting-not-slowing-sufficiently Too many children around the world are still malnourished and too few countries are on track to address the problem that has a life-long impact on a person. May 21 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/19/global-childhood-wasting-not-slowing-sufficiently /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/19/trial-aims-to-help-cool-endometriosis-pain Breath work, meditation and cold-water immersion therapy are at the centre of a University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø trial which is now underway and seeking participants. May 20 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/19/trial-aims-to-help-cool-endometriosis-pain /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/19/australian-scientists-describe-71-new-australian-bee-species A team of Australian researchers has discovered 71 new native bee species belonging to the resin pot bees, or Megachile (Austrochile), which are unique to Australia and present in every state and territory except Tasmania. May 19 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/19/australian-scientists-describe-71-new-australian-bee-species