News: research
Project investigates new approach to combat prostate cancer
A research team led by the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø will investigate how prostate cancer cells survive and reappear after drug treatment.
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Fellowship honours paediatrics expert
Professor Jennifer Couper, Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Medical School, has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
$6 million for university’s health investigators
Three University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø 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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Wildlife trade threatening unprotected animals
International trade in animals not regulated by multilateral agreements is putting them under increasing threat. More than three times the number of unregulated animal species are being imported into the United States compared to the number of regulated species.
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$2.25m grant enables death literacy research
A ground-breaking five-year study led by the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, 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 ºÚÁÏÉçÇø and the North ºÚÁÏÉçÇø 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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Making headway with hydrogen
Green hydrogen is expected to be the next big thing but questions remain over whether it will provide society with an affordable source of green energy in the future.
ºÚÁÏÉçÇø bike technology's role in new world record
Technology developed and patented by University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø researchers has helped power Olympic and world track cycling champion Filippo Ganna to a new world record.
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Funding supports vital medical research
The University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø has been awarded almost $11 million in funding from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.
Ultra-fast plant enzyme dynamics leads to breakthroughs
Researchers from the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø have uncovered previously unknown properties in a plant enzyme that could lead to advances in cereal production, medical and pharmaceutical industries.
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