News: health and medical sciences
Vital medical research supported
Seven University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ research projects have together received more than $560,000 in funding from the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation for research commencing in 2023.
Project investigates new approach to combat prostate cancer
A research team led by the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ will investigate how prostate cancer cells survive and reappear after drug treatment.
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$6 million for university’s health investigators
Three University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ health researchers have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants to support projects into premature babies, heart health and strokes, and high glucose and critical illness.
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$2.25m grant enables death literacy research
A ground-breaking five-year study led by the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ, enabled by a $2.25 million grant from The Hospital Research Foundation (THRF), will seek to promote death literacy as part of a broader project to improve access to end-of-life services for vulnerable communities across South Australia.
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Machine learning predicts negative anaesthesia outcomes
Researchers from the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ and the North ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ Local Health Network (NALHN) are conducting a pilot study to determine if machine learning can predict when patients will have adverse reactions to anaesthesia.
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Funding supports vital medical research
The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ has been awarded almost $11 million in funding from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.
Health simulation partnership with Philippines
The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ has locked in a partnership with the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) to share learnings from the University’s world-class health simulation facility, ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ Health Simulation.
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Nation-leading dental trailblazer humbled by royal invitation
University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ titleholder and alum Dr Trudy Lin says she is incredibly humbled and honoured to be invited to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
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South Australian of the Year to lead Women's and Children's research
University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ Professor Helen Marshall AM has been appointed to the inaugural role of Clinical Research Director at the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN).
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Top 100 ranking engineers bright future for ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ graduates
The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ’s engineering expertise has risen further into the global top 100 in the latest world university rankings.
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