Could a dire new infection sweep the world in a matter of weeks? Might the disease be so strange that it alters the behaviour of people beyond recognition, maki

Times Higher Education ranks the University of Newcastle 40th in the world's best universities under 50 years...

The University of Newcastle is leading a research project into the link between technology use and childhood obesity.

Superfoods is a buzzword now part of mainstream food and health language, often touted as miracle foods that cure all ills, stave off ageing and disease, or aid

By Surinder Baines, University of NewcastleThe "new" weight-loss strategy known as the 5:2 diet has been receiving much attention in …

University of Newcastle research doctorate student, Namira Williams, has won the prestigious Australian College of Midwives 2013 NSW Midwife of the Year.

Think of alcohol in Australian life and you probably think of beer: a “hard-earned thirst” and all that.

A new study shows vegetarians have a lower risk of premature death than their meat-eating counterparts.

A multinational consortium of medical researchers and social scientists has found a link between educational attainment and variations in one’s genetic sequence

University of Newcastle researchers are lining up eleven of the world’s most innovative running shoe designs to compete in a world-first project.

University of Newcastle Laureate Professor Graham Goodwin has been named the 2013 recipient of the Rufus Oldenburger Medal.

The University of Newcastle marked the beginning of construction of the $16m Tamworth Education Centre with a turning of the first sod ceremony today.