Tokyo Olympics in her sights
“This is a pinch-me moment – I’ve officially been selected for the Tokyo Olympics,” says an excited Adelaide athlete Isobel (Izzi) Batt-Doyle after reaching the qualifying […]
Caring Futures Institute
Step forward for dementia carer support
Support for carers of people living with dementia will be bolstered under a new and innovative patient-centered approach led by Flinders’ Caring Futures Institute researchers. The […]
Making baby sleep safe
Aboriginal babies die from Sudden Unexplained Death in Infancy (SUDI) and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) at a rate 3-4 times that of non-Aboriginal babies. “This […]
Sleep and screen time link to myopia
New research from Flinders University indicates people with near-sightedness or myopia are more likely to experience poorer sleep quality than people with normal vision. The study, […]
New guide for families using aged care
When someone dies in residential aged care, families and friends experience grief and loss – and some of this grief may have started earlier when the […]
Burns victims struggling to pay
Living away from community and Country, Aboriginal families of children with severe burns also face critical financial stress to cover the associated costs of health care […]
Junior sports uphill battle after COVID-19
South Australian junior sport clubs face an uphill battle to survive in the wake of COVID-19 but investment in additional resources, tools and policy development will […]
Aussie kids can be vegie kids
Strong development depends on healthy eating, but babies and children are still refusing to eat enough vegetables. Now nutrition and dietetics researchers have found some solutions. […]
Putting gaming in the PE mix
Physical Education (PE) classes can take a lesson from video games, according to a few innovative Australian teachers bringing them together to reinvent the way that […]