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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide leads world first trial of new heart device

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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Professor Prash Sanders has carried out the first global trial of a new device to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation.

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Mouth to mouth tactic may stop dental decay

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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers are exploring if a unique transplant which involves moving good bacteria from one person’s mouth to another – possibly through a special toothpaste - could be the answer to improving dental health.

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Rainy day ice age in the global south

Naracoorte Cave stalactites reveal climate secrets from the ice ages

An international study of the mineral deposits in stalactites in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s Naracoorte Caves, has shed new light on climate conditions in the Southern Hemisphere during ice ages.

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Partnership delivers golden opportunity for students with disability

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Students living with disability will have a further incentive to study at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide when applications open for the Dylan Alcott Foundation (DAF) scholarship this week.

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A Periodic Table of Food for better health globally

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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers are contributing to a global effort to quantify the makeup of the world’s food supply, enabling data-driven solutions to human and planetary health challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change and malnutrition.

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Healthy investment in better patient outcomes

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A new precision treatment approach which could improve the lives of people with severe sinusitis and asthma is one of five ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide health projects to secure a share of more than $5.7 million in funding from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide reappoints Chancellor

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Council has announced the reappointment of former Federal Court Judge and Crown Solicitor of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, The Honourable Catherine Branson AC QC, as Chancellor for a further two years.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Council has announced the Honourable Catherine Branson AC KC will serve a third term as Chancellor.

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Strongest contender in decades in fight against breast cancer

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For decades, hormonal treatment of breast cancer has been going in one direction – blocking estrogen. Now a global study involving researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has discovered there may be another, less toxic way to defeat the most common form of breast cancer.

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Young ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns are still struggling

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A new report into the mental wellbeing of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s youth, written by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, has shown young people across the country are struggling with their resilience and mental health.

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Bright minds to fulfill potential in US scholarship

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's 2024 Fulbright Scholars

Three ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide graduates in the fields of healthcare systems, dermatology and musical theatre are taking flight to further their studies internationally, as part of the 2024 Fulbright Scholarships.

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