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Funding to boost early career research discoveries

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Researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide will share in more than $4.5 million of funding through the latest round of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Research Council's Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.

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Diabetes SA grants improve future health outcomes

Rebecca Thomson and Stephen Kidd

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers focusing on improving the health outcomes of people with diabetes have been granted funding by Diabetes SA.

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New research future on Kangaroo Island

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide staff at the official opening of the new KI Research Facility

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has partnered with the state government to build a state-of-the-art research facility on Kangaroo Island.

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Remarkable rehab gains for stroke survivors

RehabSwift in action

An innovative therapy may help stroke survivors regain more movement in their hands, with a ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide study finding patients experienced a reduction in arm and hand impairments following treatment.

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Ancient DNA uncovers dingo’s hidden heritage

Dingo jaw. Credit: Sally Wasef

A landmark collaborative study co-led by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and QUT has revealed the distribution of modern dingoes across ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog pre-dates European colonisation and interventions like the dingo-proof fence.

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Protecting tradies at high risk of deadly lung disease

Microscopic image of an engineered stone dust particle

New research will investigate ways to protect hundreds of thousands of ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn workers who work with engineered and traditional stone materials from silicosis. The projects build on nearly 100 years of research by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide into the deadly lung disease.

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New guidelines set to change the way we diagnose type 1 diabetes

Stock image of doctor administering insulin to a child with diabetes

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnoses could soon be transformed with newly released guidance developed with input from a ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide expert, outlining how to detect and monitor early-stage T1D before the point of symptom onset.

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Childhood cancers numbers not rising in SA and NT

A child in a hospital bed with a drip in their hand.

Despite national and global reports of rising incidences of cancer affecting children and young people, new analysis has found rates of childhood cancer have remained unchanged over the past 30 years in South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and the Northern Territory.

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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns living longer, but in need of more support

Three people sit as one holds a stress ball

A study of pre-Covid-19 health data found ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns over 70 were living longer, but their impact on the healthcare industry is increasing, according to research by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.

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Timing key for type 2 diabetes drug performance

A medical professional gives a patient a finger-prick test.

Researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide could be closer to discovering a better way to use metformin, a common type 2 diabetes medication.

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