25 January 2021. Important new research using data from the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study has revealed the devastating impact of smoking on the mortality rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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15 December 2020. The Sax Institute is a membership-based organisation – we work with our 58 Members in many different ways, including collaborations on our 45 & Up Study, on our SURE platform, in commissioned work, in training and with our Research Action Awards. Our Members are leaders in...
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14 December 2020. The Sax Institute, NSW Cardiovascular Research Network (CVRN), and Heart Foundation have announced the winners of five new prestigious opportunities to conduct cardiovascular research. Each opportunity is valued at well over $20,000 and provides early to mid-career researchers with access to the 45 and Up Study...
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10 December 2020. With improved detection and treatment, many cancer survivors are living well, according to new research based on data from the 45 and Up Study.
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Media release: 9 December 2020. Increasingly frequent extreme weather events due to climate change are throwing up some unexpected health challenges, exemplified by two papers published in a new issue of the journal Public Health Research & Practice. In one paper in the Sax Institute’s peer-reviewed journal, Dr Cameron...
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Media release: 9 December 2020. The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on the provision of health services in NSW, reducing activity across many areas in ways that could have longer-term consequences on people’s health, new research shows. The study, published in the Sax...
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2 December 2020. From new links between alcohol and cancer, to foods that combat memory loss, researchers from all over the world have been using the 45 and Up Study this year to make important discoveries into healthy ageing. Here’s what the Study showed us in 2020:
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26 November 2020. Two hugely talented public health researchers were recognised yesterday at the Sax Institute’s 2020 Research Action Awards, which was held this year as an online event due to COVID social distancing restrictions. Over 170 senior policy makers and research leaders registered to attend the awards ceremony...
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Media Release: 25 November 2020. Two public health researchers who have achieved high impact in areas as diverse as obesity prevention in Australian children and improving the death certification process in the developing world have been honoured in the Sax Institute’s Research Action Awards tonight. It’s the sixth time...
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16 November 2020. Concerning rates of suicide are prevalent among farmers, construction workers, entertainers and other key occupations, according to a new Evidence Check published by the Sax Institute.
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