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Study to lift vital vaccine uptake to protect pregnant women and vulnerable children
The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has secured more than $960,000 from the  to lead an international project to improve the uptake of vaccinations against influenza and COVID-19 for some of our most vulnerable people – pregnant women and children with chronic health conditions.
Prescribing of psychiatric drugs to ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn kids on the rise
×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn doctors are prescribing more psychiatric drugs to children and adolescents, researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have found. This is despite the known risks of adverse effects in young people, and potential consequences for children’s developing brains and bodies.Â
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Parents more likely to refuse COVID jab for children than adults
In a study of South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn households, researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have found parents are more likely to refuse COVID-19 vaccination for their child than the proportion of adults refusing vaccination for themselves. Â
In the study published in , 3003 households were surveyed between May and July 2021 about their willingness to immunise themselves and their children against COVID-19, along with whether they would support mandatory vaccination strategies.Â
Lead researcher and author, Professor in Vaccinology at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide Professor Helen Marshall, said: “While COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been extended to children aged between 12 and 15 years in many countries, including ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog, parental support hasn’t been well captured, and very few have looked at community acceptance of mandatory policies.Â
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2021 Lloyd Cox Memorial Lecture - Prof Ingrid Scheffer (ONLINE)
This lecture series features international research and policy leaders tackling grand challenges in early life health.
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Federal funding for early detection of endometriosis through Artificial Intelligence
Future diagnoses of endometriosis may be quicker and avoid the need for invasive exploratory surgery after a ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide study received funding from the Federal Government.
Adelaide Uni Leaders Honoured for Health Research Excellence
Three ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers have been honoured in this year’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Excellence Awards for their work in reproductive health, cardiology, and medical ethics.Â
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Fertility Week: 12 to 18 Oct 2020
Fertility Week (12 to 18 October) focuses on the impact that age has on fertility in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and around the world.
Study confirms genetic link in cerebral palsy
An international research team including the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has found further evidence that rare gene mutations can cause cerebral palsy, findings which could lead to earlier diagnosis and new treatments for this devastating movement disorder.
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Adelaide has key role in COVID-19 vaccine human trials
×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers are playing a leading role in the human trials of ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s first needle-free, gene-based COVID-19 vaccine.
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