Focus on caregivers of childhood glaucoma
Even with more advanced treatments and early intervention, caregivers of young people living with childhood glaucoma face profound challenges with no cure or way to reverse the damage […]
College of Medicine and Public Health
Smart eating disorder options
As anorexia nervosa rates continue to climb, eating disorder experts are examining the efficiency and availability of treatment options in Australia’s health system. Increased demand for […]
How the gut communicates with the brain
How the ‘second brain’ – the enteric nervous system in our gut – communicates with our first brain has been one of the most challenging questions […]
Low vitamin C linked to cognitive impairment in older Australians
Cognitive impairment among older hospitalised Australians could be the result of low vitamin C levels, a Flinders University-led study has found, paving the way for a […]
Nano carriers made fit for purpose
A new approach to send ‘friendly’ nano-particles into a patient’s blood stream has shown promising results by modifying the surface of these potential drug, vaccine or […]
Touch-sensing protein could stop constipation
When we eat food, our gut somehow senses its presence to begin shifting it along our digestive tract, but the question has always been – how? […]
Expanding home grown health expertise in the NT
Flinders University will extend its established allied health placement program in Katherine and surrounding remote communities in the Northern Territory, thanks to a grant of almost […]
Trialling a non-invasive liver cancer treatment
Researchers are set to trial a non-invasive treatment for inoperable early-stage liver cancer, thanks to an injection of over $2 million in federal government funding. Led […]
Parents the Plan B for gaming addiction
Providing parents with the tools to intervene in their child or adolescent’s gaming addiction could prove to be an effective way to help people who refuse […]