Extraordinary women transforming Aboriginal health
Aboriginal women working and studying with Flinders University in the Northern Territory are transforming health services for communities across northern and central Australia. A new publication […]
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Seed funding heralds future breakthroughs
From helping families to addressing borderline personality disorders to the perils of personality politics, a new $100,000 impact seed grants initiative by Flinders University for its […]
Stranger danger and male assault
A notable number of assaults of males are perpetrated by more than one unknown attacker, new data from Flinders University shows. The Australian Institute of Health […]
Call for action on rising HIV rates
Rising HIV rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people need urgent national attention, says Matthew Flinders Fellow Associate Professor James Ward. In a Perspective in […]
Tropical disease target of national alert
A life-threatening parasitic worm could be quietly infecting up to 60 percent of vulnerable Australians in remote northern communities. Flinders University researchers are warning it should […]
Flinders device spins out next-gen super materials
New applications for one of the world’s hardest materials will be commercialised by a newly formed nano-science spinout company. In an Australian first, the new company […]
Prem baby survival links to key dates of pregnancy
In Australia, decisions regarding perinatal care, including neonatal care unit admission, play a greater role in survival of infants born at 23 weeks gestation than at […]
Antibiotic promise in superbug war
An entirely new class of antibiotics has been shown to be effective against 100 different samples of Clostridium difficile, often the cause of drug-resistant infections picked […]
Ethiopia suffers from HIV treatment fears
Free public antiretroviral therapy programs have been available for more than a decade in Southwest Ethiopia to address spiralling HIV-AIDS related deaths. However, Flinders University researchers […]