Reading app boosts kids’ literacy
A new Flinders University study of primary school children shows a science‑based digital phonics reading app can accelerate early reading while helping teachers quickly identify students […]
Children with cancer are being saved, but are we breaking them in the process?
Survival rates for childhood cancer now exceed 80% – but this also means more children are living with the long-term emotional and psychosocial impacts of cancer. […]
What happens when you flush? Toilet aerosols can reach breathing zone
Researchers from Flinders University have found that flushing toilets can release aerosols and bioaerosols into the surrounding air, with some studies detecting particles at heights corresponding […]
Informal supporters share experiences of NDIS behaviour support practitioners
A new national survey of informal supporters of people with disability who have received NDIS-funded behaviour support services has found that families are often asked to […]
Crucial new research centres benefit from $9m funding boost
Flinders University researchers will keep striving to change 10 million lives for the better by 2035 with the assistance of $9 million funding provided by the […]
Web-based solution to help more women with cardiac rehabilitation
Fewer women are part of cardiac rehabilitation programs, particularly in rural or remote communities, but Flinders University researchers have found that a web-based program tailored for […]
Training opportunities shrink for Alcohol and Drug support staff
People impacted by alcohol and other drugs (AOD) are supported across a range of health and social service settings – and Vocational Education and Training (VET) […]
New AI models still reproduce racial and gender stereotypes in medicine
Relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care also carries a risk that existing racial and gender stereotypes will be reflected in the medical content it […]
People with frailty explain what they really want from digital health tools
Digital tools can help older adults with pre-frailty and frailty obtain nutrition education that will help their conditions – but Flinders University researchers say these tools […]