/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/2025/05/28/restoring-treatment-sensitivity-to-er-breast-cancer Researchers from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø have received funding to further their work into treatment resistant breast cancer. May 28 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/28/restoring-treatment-sensitivity-to-er-breast-cancer /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/2025/04/23/bridging-the-gap-for-rural-medication-safety Professor Lucie Walters, Director of the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s Rural Clinical School, is working to build an interdisciplinary system around medication safety in regional areas. May 05 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/23/bridging-the-gap-for-rural-medication-safety /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/02/creating-australias-first-mnd-care-guideline University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø researchers have started a two-year project to develop the nation’s first clinical care guideline for motor neurone disease (MND). May 02 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/02/creating-australias-first-mnd-care-guideline /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/24/platform-technology-unlocks-new-therapeutic-targets Researchers from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø have developed a new technology for drug and functional genomics screenings, which could reshape the way diseases are treated.  April 29 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/24/platform-technology-unlocks-new-therapeutic-targets /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/17/family-planning-services-in-low-to-middle-income-countries As family planning methods continue to remain inaccessible to millions in low to middle income countries (LMICs), University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø researchers are investigating a way to make it more accessible. April 23 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/17/family-planning-services-in-low-to-middle-income-countries /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/14/gender-bias-in-pots-diagnosis-reveals-hidden-impact New research by the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø has found it takes nearly twice as long for women to receive a Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) diagnosis when compared to men. April 22 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/14/gender-bias-in-pots-diagnosis-reveals-hidden-impact /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/11/extreme-heat-poses-threat-to-mental-health Rising temperatures across Australia could increase the burden of mental and behavioural disorders (MBD) by almost 50 per cent by 2050, according to a new study from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø. The research highlights the urgent need to act now to protect mental health as the climate warms. April 15 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/11/extreme-heat-poses-threat-to-mental-health