Sax Institute

Public Health Research & Practice

Making tobacco control a priority

Experts call for renewed anti-smoking push as 1.6 million Australian smokers face early death.

45 and Up Study

Can machine learning improve prediction of chronic disease?

Public health researchers are starting to apply machine learning methods to explore very large data sets, such as the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study.

Public Health Research & Practice

Loneliness: the other pandemic of our times

New research using data from the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study has shown a strong correlation between lower levels of social activity and higher levels of psychological distress.

45 and Up Study

Research opportunity for cardiovascular researchers

The NSW Cardiovascular Research Network Heart Foundation and the Sax Institute have partnered to offer access to 45 and Up Study data for short-term projects, for five early to mid-career researchers.

Making tobacco control a priority

Can machine learning improve prediction of chronic disease?

Loneliness: the other pandemic of our times

Research opportunity for cardiovascular researchers

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