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Patients told to get pregnant to treat endometriosis

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Research shows patients with endometriosis are being told to plan a pregnancy to help manage or treat the condition, despite a lack of evidence to show it reduces symptoms. The controversial advice has prompted calls to improve medical education about endometriosis.

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World-first trial uses slow-release ketamine to treat depression

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In a world-first, researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) and the ³ÉÈË´óƬ are seeking participants to trial a new product that uses the drug ketamine as an alternative option to treat depression.

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Polyethylene waste could be a thing of the past

plastic recycling

An international team of experts undertaking fundamental research has developed a way of using polyethylene waste (PE) as a feedstock and converted it into valuable chemicals, via light-driven photocatalysis.

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Top honours for young entrepreneurs’ AI tutor tool

eChallenge winners

Three budding entrepreneurs have won the overall prize in this year’s Australian eChallenge for their AI learning tool.

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Silica is not the only hazard in engineered stone

A worker cutting stone

While some engineered stone producers are promoting reduced-silica or silica-free products due to health concerns, researchers have found other substances in the material are damaging workers’ lungs.

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Music education benefits child wellbeing in a post-COVID world

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A new publication by a ³ÉÈË´óƬ researcher highlights the benefits of music education for child development and wellbeing, particularly in a post-COVID-19 landscape of disrupted social connections and networks.

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Risky increase in antipsychotic drugs for children

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Australian GPs are prescribing more antipsychotic drugs to children and adolescents for non-approved conditions, according to a new study by ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers.

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Historical and classical studies head wins fellowship

Katie Barclay

Professor Katie Barclay, Head of Historical and Classical Studies in the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s School of Humanities, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH).

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Chemotherapy screening test to save lives

Patients receiving chemotherapy

A new genetic test that could help people with cancer avoid potentially fatal toxic side effects from their chemotherapy is a step closer to being available.

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Sugar permeation discovered in plant aquaporins

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Aquaporins, which move water through membranes of plant cells, were not thought to be able to permeate sugar molecules, but ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers have observed sucrose transport in plant aquaporins for the first time, challenging this theory.

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