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Could you replace your therapist with an AI chatbot?

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The immediacy of AI chatbots make them an attractive alternative to human-to-human therapy that is expensive and often inconvenient. But while they may offer sensible advice, they’re not infallible.   Artificial intelligence used as a therapeutic tool dates back to the 1960s when a program called ELIZA gave scripted responses to users who described their … Continued

UNSW receives $2.7m Optiver Foundation grant to boost diversity in STEM

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The UNSW Future You program aims to get kids from all backgrounds excited about STEM careers in Australia. The Optiver Foundation has awarded a $2.7 million grant to UNSW Sydney to support the University’s ‘Future You’ program.  UNSW’s Future You is designed to get kids aged eight to twelve excited about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, … Continued

Dark thoughts before and after giving birth are almost universal – now psychologists want to find out why

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Researchers are investigating causes and potential treatments for perinatal intrusions — intense and vivid thoughts that impact most people during and after pregnancy. Intrusive and distressing thoughts affect virtually all mothers during pregnancy and beyond, but little is known about their causes and ways to treat them, due to a lack of evidence in what … Continued

The pot is already boiling for 2% of the world’s amphibians: new study

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Amphibians are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, according to new research. Scientists will be able to better identify what amphibian species and habitats will be most impacted by climate change, thanks to a new study by UNSW researchers. Amphibians are the world’s most at-risk vertebrates, with more than 40% of species listed as threatened – and … Continued

Scientists discover potential organic treatment for wastewater

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A parasitic organism may hold the key to a cheap, simple and environmentally friendly way to treat wastewater, Australian researchers have discovered.  La Trobe University researchers have been studying the novel bacterium Mycosynbacter amalyticus  – dubbed a ‘microbial dark matter’ by scientists – after discovering it has the power to disrupt other bacteria.  Co-lead researcher … Continued

Beyond our solar system: scientists identify a new exoplanet candidate

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The discovery of new exoplanets can help scientists understand how planets form and evolve. Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet – a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system – using a technique known as ‘transit timing variation’.  In research highlighted in a new paper, published today in The … Continued

Florey discovery: Faster mutation rate in neurons provides new clues for multiple sclerosis progression

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Neurons located in MS brain lesions have a mutation rate that is two-and-a-half times faster than in normal neurons.  Key points  Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurological disease that affects 33,000 Australians and three million people worldwide.  About one-third of people living with MS have progressive disease, which current treatments do not address effectively.  … Continued

Parse Biosciences Advances Plans to Release Single Cell Chromatin Accessibility Products

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SEATTLE–BUSINESS WIRE– Parse Biosciences, the leader in accessible and scalable single cell sequencing, today affirmed their plans to proceed with development and future release of their Evercode™ single cell chromatin products. This comes on the heels of Parse invalidating the patents that 10x Genomics had asserted against Parse’s Evercode Whole Transcriptome products and the subsequent … Continued