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DECRA funding supports Uni of Adelaide research

DECRA funding

Ten ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide research projects have received a combined $4.1 million from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) scheme.

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Popular soup can cause liver damage when mixed with medication

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Researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have found that a popular soup, bak kut teh, has the potential to cause liver failure by clashing with prescription medication.

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Smelly tablets survive better in space

Don Tran stands, holding a sample of the tablets that had been to space.

After returning from their trip into space, tablets subjected to the harsh effects of cosmic radiation have shown some unexpected results: those with increased aroma were not degraded as much as those with less taste.

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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn doctors prescribing benzos for longer periods than recommended

The study found that in new benzodiazepines and Z-drugs users, prescribing lasts 11 months on average, which is 11 times longer than the current recommendation of no more than 4 weeks.

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn doctors are prescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs for longer periods than recommended, researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have found.

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Uni of Adelaide student named Young ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn of the Year

Isobel Marshall

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide congratulates social entrepreneur and ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide medical student Isobel Marshall for being named Young ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn of the Year for 2021.

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Link between rising use of antidepressants and youth suicide

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New research from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and Curtin ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and has shown rates of antidepressant use and suicide by young ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns have risen sharply since 2009, raising concerns about the safety of current treatment practices, and the veracity of advice from ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn suicide prevention experts.

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Could a machine be better than your doctor?

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A machine learning-led revolution is underway. It is changing the way we communicate, work, shop and drive. Machine learning is also revolutionising medicine, altering forever the way we understand, build evidence on, and are able to respond to, health problems.

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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.

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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$11 million to improve the health of all ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns

Professor James Paton in a laboratory

Improving human health is the aim of $11.6 million in new research awarded to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide today, including a major project to investigate tackling two serious infections with one vaccine.

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