New frailty index to improve aged care outcomes
A new frailty index is set to improve aged care and health outcomes for vulnerable older people. The frailty index project, developed and validated by SAHMRI-based Registry […]
US ‘Cold War’ with China puts Australia in risky waters
US-China relations have plunged into an era of risky geopolitical tensions with Australia ‘in the middle’ of a trade war, while concerns about foreign interference in […]
Fast-tracking research for COVID-19 patients
As the world waits anxiously for a vaccine to fight COVID-19, 30 former COVID-19 positive patients have gifted their blood to Flinders researchers in a bid […]
Is the northern quoll a versatile survivor?
The northern quoll, one of Australia’s most endangered native carnivores, appears to be adapted to dramatically different landscapes – which may be key to the species’ […]
New formula for young chemists
In one of the first of its kind, first-year Modern Chemistry has been ‘turned on its head’ at Flinders University in a pioneering new program which […]
Antibiotic overuse reduces bladder cancer survival
The over prescribing of antibiotics is reducing survival rates in patients with urothelial carcinoma and it needs to be stopped to avoid the serious risk posed […]
Young filmmaker’s light vision catches judges’ votes
Filmmaker, designer and animator, Flinders University alumna Emma Hough Hobbs, has taken out the inaugural $35,000 Hanlon Larsen Screen Fellowship from a competitive field of 50 […]
Media’s pivotal powers during pandemic
Can we trust the media for COVID-19 updates? The mass media’s coverage of the pandemic health crisis carries an important responsibility to offer balanced messaging about […]
Medieval texts reveal false Royal Navy origins
England’s proud maritime history credits Alfred the Great as having established the Royal Navy but evidence from medieval text uncovered by Flinders University researchers show this […]