News: medicine

Placenta research puts spotlight on early weeks of human pregnancy

Professor Jose Polo

A University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ±-led research project will deliver important new knowledge in the first weeks of human development to help reduce infertility and pregnancy complications.

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Major cerebral palsy gene revealed

A boy with Cerebral Palsy sits in a wheelchair, smiling and playing with a toy with his carer.

Researchers from the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± have identified the gene that is the most common genetic cause of cerebral palsy, increasing the chances of finding better treatments for the debilitating disease.

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Human trials to begin on SA-made universal pneumococcal vaccine

Professor James Paton in a laboratory

South Australian biotech company GPN Vaccines in collaboration with the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± has developed a new, universal vaccine against the deadly bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Treatment resistance in mental health under the microscope

A person holds a glass of water and tablets.

Researchers from the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± will collaborate with European researchers to better understand and manage treatment resistance for mental health disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

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Heart attack causes under the microscope

A woman clutches her chest.

Two University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± research projects to help prevent heart disease have received $843,200 funding from the Heart Foundation.

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Fellowship honours paediatrics expert

Professor Jennifer Couper stands and smiles.

Professor Jennifer Couper, Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± Medical School, has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

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$6 million for university’s health investigators

A researcher works in a laboratory.

Three University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± 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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Machine learning predicts negative anaesthesia outcomes

Anaesthesia study

Researchers from the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± and the North ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± 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

Campus

The University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± has been awarded almost $11 million in funding from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.

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Health simulation partnership with Philippines

ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± Health Simulation study

The University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± 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, ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± Health Simulation.

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