Real-world health solutions to help millions of people
Flinders University has been awarded more than $9 million for boundary-pushing projects investigating better treatments for mental health and wellbeing, vision loss and sleep disorders. The […]
Women more likely to experience repeat Toxoplasmosis
Women are more likely to experience recurrent cases of the Toxoplasma parasite, according to new Flinders University research. With the condition putting people at risk of […]
Celebrating alumni who make their mark
Tireless activism to avert the threat of nuclear weapons and efforts to improve the lives of people around the world are amongst the achievements of the […]
Eyes a haven for Ebola and other viruses
A specific cell within our retina, the light-sensitive part of our eyes responsible for sending visual information to our brain, appears to be particularly good at […]
Toxoplasmosis eye disease common in Australia
One in 150 Australians have retinal scars caused by the Toxoplasma parasite, according to new Flinders University analysis. With the condition putting people at risk of […]
Banishing bias in research metrics
h-index, g-index, i10 index, m-quotient, Journal Impact Factor, Altmetrics … it’s long been an intractable issue plaguing the research community — how to assess the relative […]
Tackling leading cause of blindness
Eye cells will be used to explore potential treatments for macular oedema, as part of a large funding commitment awarded in the search of better treatments […]
Poor brain cancer survival outcomes on the rise
A first of its kind Australian study has revealed rates of brain lymphoma have quadrupled since the 1980s with only 33% of people surviving 5 years […]
Toxoplasma in undercooked meat
A new study by Flinders researchers highlights the possibility of catching Toxoplasma infection from eating undercooked meat. Toxoplasma is a parasite that causes inflammation of the […]