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Specialist scanning needed to help endo patients

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A review of existing research shows there is a growing benefit to using specialist scanning to diagnose endometriosis.

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Research funding for ovarian cancer treatment

Carmela Ricciardelli

A Senior Research Fellow and team from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have received funding from the Cancer Council SA to investigate a potential new treatment for ovarian cancer.

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Pregnant women given incentives to quit smoking

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Pregnant women will receive financial incentives and support to help them quit one of the most highly addictive habits, smoking cigarettes.

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Grants support transformative research

Derek Abbott

Two ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers, Professor Derek Abbott and Professor Alan Collins, have been named ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Research Council (ARC) 2024 ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Laureate Fellows for their work in transforming terahertz biosensing and unearthing the secrets of our planet.

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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide heart specialist receives US honour

Photo of Professor Prash Sanders

Highly respected ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide heart specialist Professor Prash Sanders has been awarded the prestigious Distinguished Clinical Scientist of the Year Award from the Heart Rhythm Society in the United States.

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Driving stewardship in the automotive industry

Tracey Dodd and Ralf Zurbrugg

Researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have taken a closer look at the importance of stewardship in the automotive industry with an aim to improving sustainability.

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Fellowships grants build industry connections

 Dr Sarah Scholten

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has been awarded over $2.5 million in funding to activate six innovative research projects as part of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Research Council (ARC) Early Career Industry Fellowships scheme. 

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More research supports androgen treatment for breast cancer

Breast cancer

A study by researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has provided new insight into the fight against breast cancer.

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Autistic children the real winners from online gaming

Dr Abi Thirumanickam standing next to a study participant who is playing minecraft on an ipad.

Online gaming could be beneficial for pre-teens on the autism spectrum, with new research by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide indicating the popular pastime can help improve social skills and expand friendship networks.

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Genetics, not lack of oxygen, causes cerebral palsy in quarter of cases

Professor Alastair MacLennan with Mattthew Reinerstein who has cerebral palsy

The world’s largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously thought.

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