Drug combo cuts severity of sleep apnoea
Australian researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnoea in people by at least 30 per cent. The new research […]
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Sleep institute hops into sensor trial
Flinders University sleep experts are becoming embedded in a new trial to help people with their individual sleep disorders – via tests on a new mattress […]
COVID-19 origins still a mystery
Scientists using computer modelling to study SARS-CoV-2 have discovered the virus is most ideally adapted to infect human cells – rather than bat or pangolin cells, […]
MindStep program helps people with anxiety
New research has confirmed the continuing success of MindStep – a mental health program designed by Flinders University experts and Remedy Healthcare. The MindStep telehealth service […]
Blood test for personalised cancer treatment
A blood test to help guide the treatment of oesophageal, stomach and bowel cancers will be evaluated in a new Flinders University trial set to get […]
Ocean of opportunity to flow from $270m CRC
Feeding a hungry planet, new medications to tackle diseases ranging from cancer to Parkinson’s, bioplastics, cosmetics, and curbing climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions – these are a […]
Real world methods to improve dementia care
Using real-world training and coaching, two new Flinders University research projects are aiming to bring much needed improvements to the care provided to people living with […]
Privatisation of Australian prisons
New research has cast a spotlight on the privatisation of Australian prisons as state governments seek to reduce costs, but experts warn similar experiments have failed […]
Scholarship aims to improve dementia care
Research Associate Dr Miia Rahja from the College Medicine and Public Health has been awarded the 2021 Jeff Cheverton Memorial Scholarship to develop a Health Policy […]