New tool for early signs of dementia
Cognitive decline can affect more than memory. It can also make it harder to navigate familiar places and find your way – including finding your way […]
MRFF drives better mental health at home for older Australians
Award-winning mental health initiative Talking Mental Health will be scaled up thanks to a $5 million Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant recognising the strength, impact and significance of its potential […]
Regular GP vital for older people
Older Australians receiving home care services are significantly less likely to be hospitalised when they continue seeing a regular GP, new research has found. Australia’s ageing […]
Childhood dementia cause in the crosshairs
An Australian-led international research collaboration has delivered a promising breakthrough in the quest to better understand and treat childhood dementia. Published in preeminent scientific journal Nature […]
$3.4m MRFF grants to advance healthcare for people with intellectual disability
Flinders University researchers have secured over $3.4 million in funding from the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to tackle critical healthcare barriers faced by […]
Flinders University awarded $4.1m for innovative genomic research
Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) researchers have received $4.1 million funding from the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to support three innovative […]
Tackling childhood trauma in schools
As debate on the merits of a national school bullying policy rages across Australia, experts at Flinders University will start work on Australia’s first ‘Trauma Aware […]
Project aiming for maximum IMPACT
A new research project led by Flinders University will explore how to improve the treatment and outcomes of injuries sustained from road traffic accidents, traumatic brain […]
Tackling the mental health needs of teens on wait lists
A new Flinders University led project aims to help Australian teenagers who find themselves facing long wait times for mental health treatment. The project, ’Left to […]