News: health
State-of-the-art Cancer Institute to deliver world-leading research and treatment for South Australians
World-leading patient care, cutting-edge cancer diagnoses and treatments – including genomic and immune-based technologies – combined with ground-breaking research collaborations, will be the focus of a new cancer institute in South Australia.
Sperm help ‘persuade’ the female to accept pregnancy
Sperm are generally viewed as having just one action in reproduction – to fertilise the female’s egg – but studies at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ are overturning that view.
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Medicinal cannabis research receives $1.5m boost
A new ³ÉÈË´óƬ trial will explore the use of personalised medicinal cannabis dosing to prevent common and impactful symptoms of treatment in advanced cancer thanks to Federal Government funding of $1.5 million.
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$300,000 to ³ÉÈË´óƬ for diabetes research
The Diabetes SA Research Grants Program has awarded $300,000 in funding, all to researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ. The grants program, which launched in 2018, funds research into diabetes detection, prevention and management. Without significant change it is estimated that 642 million people will have diabetes by 2040.
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First study on the health conditions of adults one month into COVID-19 lockdown
A new study provides one of the earliest pieces of evidence that the COVID-19 outbreak affected people not only physically but also mentally.Â
The preliminary results reveal adults in locations more affected by COVID-19 had lower physical health, mental health and life satisfaction.Â
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New Allied Health degrees add to Uni of Adelaide’s unrivalled health and medical education
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ will introduce a suite of Allied Health degrees to its educational line-up in 2021.
Major breakthrough for leukaemia treatment
An international clinical trial involving Adelaide researchers has demonstrated the safety and efficacy of a next-generation treatment for people with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).
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Investors inject $45 million into SA health and biotech industry
The Adelaide China Biotech Investment Fund has today been launched – a new $45 million investment fund that will accelerate the development and commercialisation of health and bio-technologies from South Australia for the global market.
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$9 million of research targets major health issues
³ÉÈË´óƬ led projects have received $9,401,459 to investigate a range of health issues such as how low-calorie sweeteners affect people with type 2 diabetes, using bioengineered tissue to rebuild eyes and the effectiveness of water fluoridation as a public health initiative.
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Heavier birth weight linked to childhood allergies
New research shows that the more a baby weighs at birth relative to its gestational age the higher the risk they will suffer from childhood allergies.
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