Sleep apnoea link to cognitive decline
Flinders University experts are working on better solutions for sleep apnoea to ward off a range of health risks, including cognitive decline. Improved solutions for obstructive […]
Key clue to what causes cancer
Australian cancer researchers have made an important new connection between a person’s cancer risk and the functions of circular RNAs, a recently discovered family of genetic […]
New insights into teen sleep
Parents setting bedtime rules can be “protective” of their teenage children’s health and wellbeing, helping them to establish good sleep routines as young adults and in […]
Chance to lift lung cancer survival
New immunotherapy drugs have transformed the treatment of many cancers but some lung patient patients experience hyperprogression – a paradoxical rapid acceleration of tumour growth – […]
Clues to the cause of chronic gut pain
New insights into chronic gut pain offer hope for improved treatments for irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety treatment. A research team led by Flinders University Professor […]
Superbug’s resistance power
Treatment of severe infections caused by pathogenic bacteria relies on ‘last resort’ antibiotics, but rising resistance by ‘superbugs’ to most clinically approved drugs leaves patients exposed […]
New measure of wind turbine night noise
With wind generation one of the fastest-growing renewable energy sectors in the world, Flinders University experts are using machine learning and other signal processing techniques to […]
Drug combo cuts severity of sleep apnoea
Australian researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnoea in people by at least 30 per cent. The new research […]
Immunity boost in the gut
Varying immune response to vaccinations could be countered with microbiota-targeted interventions helping infants, older people and others to take full advantage of the benefits of effective […]