Further transparency needed in cancer clinical trials
Despite significant improvements in data sharing for cancer clinical trials over the last 10 years, further changes are still needed to ensure patient-centred care, medical advancements, […]
Childhood cancers not on the rise in SA & NT but Indigenous disparity remains
Despite national and global reports of rising incidences of cancer affecting children and young people, a new analysis has found rates of childhood cancer have remained […]
Funding wins to further cancer treatment research
Two Flinders University medical researchers have been successfully awarded over half a million dollars from Cancer Australia and the National Health and Medical Research Council, ensuring […]
Addressing the high rate of Australians with disabilities smoking
According to a new analysis, almost a quarter of Australians with disabilities smoke when compared to just 12.6% of the wider population. While the number of […]
New way to study molecular drivers of cancer
Clearer understanding about the markers and drivers of cancer cell proliferation has emerged from research that identifies new opportunities to overcome convergence with complex enzymes, known […]
FHMRI looks to the future of health and medical research
How will humanity tackle a future pandemic? What is the next life-changing healthcare breakthrough? Scientists at Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) are tackling these […]
Treating gut pain via a Nobel prize-winning receptor
Targeting a receptor responsible for our sense of touch and temperature, which researchers have now found to be present in our colon, could provide a new […]
Nerve block an effective treatment for painful shoulder condition
Treating the painful shoulder condition adhesive capsulitis with a nerve block is a safe, simple and effective treatment, according to recent results from a Flinders-led clinical […]
Could a nasal spray treat sleep apnoea?
A drug in development for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has shown promising results, after researchers from Flinders University tested the treatment in people for the first […]