New glaucoma test to help prevent blindness
Researchers have identified 107 genes that increase a person’s risk of developing the eye disease glaucoma, and now developed a genetic test to detect those at […]
‘Ancient’ system unlocks cancer secrets
A long-hidden metabolic system in cells could lead to new strategies for therapeutic cancer treatments in future. Unlocking this process – from more than 350 million […]
Faster, cheaper tests for myopia in sight
The world’s most common vision problem myopia or short/near sightedness, which causes damage to the eye and even blindness, just got easier to assess. Progressive research […]
Inside view of evolutionary flight path
Flinders researchers studying the giant cassowary’s eating, breathing and vocal structures have found a new way to gain details about evolution. The study even found a […]
Sights on fixing problem smoking
A new approach to support long-term smokers to quit will be trialled in Adelaide this year, building on a decade of research into finding solutions to […]
Vital conservation projects kick off
Australia’s environment is battling hotter, dryer and more extreme conditions – including bushfires – and scientists are being called in to help restore degraded landscapes and […]
Industry placements help STEM teachers
Flinders University trainee teachers are ‘bridging the gap’ with industry placements that are helping them in classrooms of the future. For the past two years, student […]
Funding boost for cancer research
Better drug treatments and diagnoses, and solutions for prostate cancer and multiple myeloma, are among Flinders University research projects funded in this year’s $3 million Beat […]
Trauma survivors can seek help in PTSD trial
Flinders University psychology is running an online stepped-care therapy trial to help people who have experienced violence or other traumatic events. The ongoing trial, which coincides […]