Pioneering approach to Parkinson’s research
Can spider venom be used to treat Parkinson’s? Now a new research collaboration led by Flinders University neurobiology expert, chief investigator Associate Professor Cedric Bardy, will […]
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Wind farm and traffic noise impacts sleeping brain
Sleeping people respond to both wind farm noise and road traffic noise, but not usually enough to wake them up, according to new Flinders University research. […]
National recognition for NT testing program
Flinders University’s Northern Territory Point-of-Care Testing program, delivering rapid on-site pathology testing across 90 remote communities since 2008, has been recognised for its efforts in the […]
Pandemic’s ‘silver linings’
A national study of Australians’ responses to COVID-19 public health measures has found stories of hope, strength and acceptance for such protective measures as social distancing, […]
Gut medication hindering lung cancer treatment
A common medication used to treat reflux, heart burn and ulcers could lessen the effectiveness of lung cancer immunotherapy drugs, according to new Flinders University research. […]
Making a sleep device fit, not miss
Experts are working on a way to make dental appliances more effective in reducing the effects of sleep apnea and snoring. Led by Flinders University, Australian […]
Calculating a dangerous heartbeat
Predicting how ventricular fibrillation will behave in an individual patient can be accurately modelled using a single mathematical equation, according to Flinders University researchers. Ventricular fibrillation […]
Innovative health projects receive funding boost
Research to tackle heart conditions, cancer, mental health and vaccines are among 10 successful Flinders University-led projects to be awarded funding in the latest round of […]
High demand for more eating disorders research
As the COVID-19 pandemic underpins a rise in mental health problems globally, experts are raising a red flag on ‘starkly lower’ government funding for research and […]