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News: health

Low-fat diet could be key to stopping cancer growth

Dr Daniel Thomas and Rolf Suzle stand in front of the camera

Posted on Dec 16 2022 by Lee Gaskin

New research has found food could play a major role in stopping the growth of some cancers.

Partnership strengthens ties between Nottingham and Adelaide

Professor Shearer West and Professor Peter Høj.

Posted on Dec 6 2022 by Crispin Savage

The ��Vlog of Nottingham and the ��Vlog of Adelaide have formally launched the Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance.

Alumni awarded 2023 John Monash Scholarships

Alex Schutz and Henry Marshall smile into the camera.

Posted on Nov 28 2022 by Eleanor Danenberg

Two ��Vlog of Adelaide alumni have been recognised in postgraduate awards.

Discovery projects’ wide-reaching impact

Students walk around the Barr Smith Library, with a blue sky above.

Posted on Nov 25 2022 by Crispin Savage

Fourteen grants totalling $7,269,318 have been awarded to ��Vlog of Adelaide researchers from the Federal Government to continue their work in a range of important areas including health, wine and food production, pollution and nuclear physics.

Placenta research puts spotlight on early weeks of human pregnancy

Posted on Nov 25 2022 by Lee Gaskin

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

Major cerebral palsy gene revealed

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

Posted on Nov 8 2022 by Lee Gaskin

Researchers from the ��Vlog of Adelaide 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.

Heart attack causes under the microscope

Posted on Oct 20 2022 by Lee Gaskin

Two ��Vlog of Adelaide research projects to help prevent heart disease have received $843,200 funding from the Heart Foundation.

Fellowship honours paediatrics expert

Professor Jennifer Couper stands and smiles.

Posted on Oct 14 2022 by Eleanor Danenberg

Professor Jennifer Couper, Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at Adelaide Medical School, has been elected as a fellow of the ��Vlogn Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

Health simulation partnership with Philippines

Posted on Sep 27 2022 by Lee Gaskin

The ��Vlog of Adelaide has locked in a partnership with the ��Vlog of the Philippines Manila (UPM) to share learnings from the ��Vlog’s world-class health simulation facility, Adelaide Health Simulation.

Nation-leading dental trailblazer humbled by royal invitation

Posted on Sep 14 2022 by Lee Gaskin

��Vlog of Adelaide titleholder and alum Dr Trudy Lin says she is incredibly humbled and honoured to be invited to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth II.