Study links folic acid to gestational diabetes
New research led by Flinders University highlights the urgent need to establish a safe upper limit for folic acid intake during pregnancy and to improve guidelines […]
Gaps in maternal health in Australia, USA, and UK
Women across Australia, the United States (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK) are having babies later in life, and a new international study warns that this […]
Researchers awarded record $15.6m in NHMRC Investigator Grants
Flinders University has been awarded $15.6 million in NHMRC Investigator Grants funding, marking a record figure in the scheme for the university. Seven outstanding researchers are […]
New clues to a healthy pregnancy
In a world first, researchers from Flinders University have applied advanced gene editing to explore how an enzyme, made famous in the COVID-19 pandemic, plays a […]
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 […]
Cardio health boost for nursing mums
Breastfeeding for six months or more appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems developing in mothers for at least three years after delivery, a new South Australian study […]
Health and Medical Research reaches new heights
The new heart of South Australia’s largest integrated health and medical research precinct has soared to new heights, with the topping out of Flinders University’s $280m […]
Call for heart checks in pregnancy
Women with complicated pregnancies are often unaware of their higher risk of heart disease, Australian researchers warn in a new paper published in respected journal PLOS […]
Contrasting rates of survival for GI cancers in NT
Survival rates for gastrointestinal (GI) cancer among Northern Territorians have improved in the past 30 years but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in the […]