News & opinion

19 December 2019. Depression is preventing middle-aged women with hypertension or heart disease from taking up healthier lifestyles, according to new research based on data from the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study.

11 December 2019. This is part of a series of articles showcasing Sax Institute members, and the diverse range of research that’s informing future health policy and practice. Professor Kaarin Anstey, Director of the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration, and the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute, is moving cognitive health research...

11 December 2019. The Sax Institute’s journal Public Health Research & Practice (PHRP) is turning five – and what a half decade it’s been, publishing peer-reviewed papers that have a real-world impact.

4 December 2019. Rates of obesity are high among Aboriginal children, but there’s a lack of policies, guidelines and programs to tackle the issue. Now a new paper published today in the December issue of Public Health Research & Practice is calling for more meaningful engagement with Aboriginal communities...

4 December 2019. More than 70% of teenage girls who are risky drinkers report unwanted sexual attention from other drinkers – just one of a multitude of harms young people experience from ‘second-hand drinking’, according to new Australian research.

28 November 2019. Five new Evidence Checks managed by the Sax Institute are informing Beyond Blue’s ‘Be You’ – an online mental health initiative for schools and early learning services.

27 November 2019. Three inspiring health researchers have been recognised at the Sax Institute’s 2019 Research Action Awards ceremony, held last night in Sydney.

26 November 2019. Three Australian researchers who have achieved real impact in areas as diverse as dental care for Indigenous communities, unintentional river drownings, and young people’s access to healthcare have been honoured in the Sax Institute’s Research Action Awards tonight.

21 November 2019. Researchers at the Sax Institute have used a new ‘what if’ tool to forecast future states of osteoporosis and identify the best interventions for tackling this ‘silent disease.’ 

20 November 2019. The Sax Institute is working with the Victorian Government to evaluate its suicide prevention trials and uncover next steps for this crucial program.