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Funding support to discover ways to block the migration of T-cells responsible for MS

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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide Research Fellow, Dr Iain Comerford has secured funding from Multiple Sclerosis ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog to further his research into the factors that influence specific immune cell (T cell) migration into the bloodstream and the brain in people who have MS.

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50 regional and remote schools embark on a mission to uncover new insect species

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Fifty regional and remote schools across South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog, Queensland and Western ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog have been selected to take part in a new citizen science project, Insect Investigators, led by the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Museum and supported by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.

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New study unlocks mystery origin of iconic Aussie snakes

Lowlands Copperhead

New research led by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has found the first tangible evidence that the ancestors of some of ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s most venomous snakes arrived by sea rather than by land – the dispersal route of most other ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn reptiles.

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New research puts bugs to the taste test

Edible crickets

Researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide are embarking on a new study to develop more accurate and consumer friendly descriptions for one of the most sustainable and high protein food sources on the planet, edible insects.

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Grants pave the way for further discovery

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Twenty-two grants totalling $10,189,703 have been awarded to ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers from the Federal Government to further their work in diverse areas that will impact people’s lives in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and globally.

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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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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn and UK universities to bridge the international divide and tackle global challenges together

The new agreement between the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Nottingham will bridge the distance between the two institutions

Academics in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and the UK are joining forces as part of a major new international partnership that will see them collaborating on solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges including global food security, climate change and health.

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Congratulations to our research superstars

Barr Smith Library

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers have been recognised in the latest list of the top researchers nationwide, as featured in The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn newspaper’s Research magazine 2021.

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Improving IVF success: research shines a light on embryo health

IVF

A team led by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has developed a new diagnostic tool that has the potential to improve IVF success rates for hopeful parents.

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Celebrating ten years of SA law reforms

Scales of Justice

For the past ten years the work of the independent South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Law Reform Institute (SALRI) has led to landmark changes to the state’s laws. Today, Tuesday 26 October, SALRI’s work, which has benefitted many sectors of the community, is being celebrated at a reception hosted by Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog.

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