Science on the move for health
South Australian research has confirmed the benefits of more regular exercise and less sitting for immediate and long-term health benefits.
Nutrition and dietetics
From Africa to India, babies hold key to better diet
Flinders is leading a global research effort to find a low-cost way to use a dietary technique to reduce infant mortality rates in low-income countries including Africa and India.
Marine biotech attracts Chinese alliance
A new research alliance at Flinders has attracting Chinese investment to the emerging field of high-value proteins and peptides produced from marine microalgae.
Bullied, missing school and hungry – report reveals reality of many Aussie kids
One in ten Australian children miss school at least once a week, almost one in six have been bullied, and one in thirty goes to bed or school hungry nearly every day.
Expert agrees with AFL Bombers clash
Banned Essendon Football Club players may have signed legally void medical consent forms, according to a health law and ethics expert at Flinders.
Family doctors promote citizen health in Vietnam
Vietnam is joining other developing nations in building primary health care through family medicine to provide solutions to major health care challenges.
Flinders puts surf life savers in great SHAPE for Interstates
Flinders University’s Sport, Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) Research Centre could give South Australia’s life savers a winning edge at this week’s Surf Life Saving Australia Interstates 2016.
Getting to the guts of the matter
Health, wellbeing and weight is more than a gut feeling, it’s about how the gut is working. ARC Linkage research at Flinders is examining links between metabolism, obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Working to get women back on track with sport
Under more pressure than ever to train harder, perform better and to look amazing while they do it, all in the full glare of social media. That’s the reality of women in sport.