A research team led by the Faculty of Dentistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has developed a novel vascularised tumour model using a non-surgical injectable hydrogel system. This innovative approach provides a powerful new platform for researching cancer and testing immune cell therapies. The breakthrough has been published in Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, representing a significant advancement in modelling the complex nature of tumours for oncology.

A world’s most comprehensive meta-analysis in depression and mortality, led by the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has found that people with depression have twice the risk of death than those without depression, and a nearly 10-fold increased risk of suicide. However, timely and effective treatment can significantly reduce these risks and improve survival rates. This study analysed data from 268 cohort studies, covering over 10 million people living with depression and nearly 2.8 billion controls, making it the largest research of its kind to date. The findings were published in the international journal World Psychiatry.

A University of Sydney-led study published today has found 42 percent of Australian adults — more than eight million people — experienced a traumatic event as children. Those affected have a 50 percent higher risk of developing a mental health or substance use disorder than the wider population, the research found. They are more likely to experience anxiety, depression or panic disorder later in life, with more than one in ten projected to attempt suicide.

In striking new statistics, experts warn of social media’s growing grip on young people, with use among children and teens soaring by more than 200% since before COVID and showing no sign of decline.

In a surprising discovery, a ‘sticky molecule’ that occurs naturally in our blood vessels could be both a culprit behind blood clots and organ failure during COVID and long COVID and the key to new treatments to counter COVID-related viruses.

New research has found that despite a slight decrease in the overall rate of cesarean births in the United States, the increased risk of cesarean births for Black individuals has persisted.