Calling full time on problem sports gambling
With millions of dollars gambled on the AFL and NRL grand finals in the last few months, and more recently on the ICC Men’s T20 World […]
Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute
Designing a diabetes program for regional SA
A new diabetes program, co-designed with Aboriginal Elders and senior community representatives, will be piloted on Ngarrindjeri country – the Coorong and Murraylands – thanks to […]
Two in 2022 for NHMRC Investigator grants
Continuing Flinders’ successful grant run in 2022, researchers Dr Emmanuelle Souzeau and Dr Courtney Ryder have been announced as NHMRC Investigator Grant recipients in the latest […]
Borderline personality disorder-related stigma undermines patient care
People with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and their carers report experiencing discrimination and stigma when presenting to health services following self-harm or a suicide […]
Ensuring access to vital blood tests in remote health care
A newly funded Flinders University project is looking to improve access to full blood examination tests for rural and remote healthcare patients, improving patient outcomes and […]
Promising medication for sleep apnoea
Targeting a condition suffered by nearly a billion people worldwide, a new study from Flinders University has shown a drug previously used to treat depression can […]
Changing the standard of care for mild heart attacks
A new Flinders University study, recently funded by the federal government, is set to determine whether a cardiac CT scan is a more suitable investigative tool […]
Silencing gut pain without pain killers
Surgically removing specific populations of sensory nerves that communicate between internal organs, such as the bladder and gut, and the brain, can silence pain responses without […]
How the gut may help to drive COVID-19
New findings from Flinders University have demonstrated a molecular link between COVID-19 and serotonin cells in the gut. The research could help provide further clues to […]