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Survey gathers insights into withdrawal effects from stopping antidepressants

Posted on Aug 29 2023 by Jessica Stanley

�Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide researchers are taking a closer look at the problems some people experience when stopping antidepressants, with the aim of using the research to improve services and supports for patients.

$2.2m for donor milk trial for pre-term babies

Photo of Mandy Sampson and family. Mandy is the mother of twins who received donor milk as part of the gift trial.

Posted on Jul 31 2023 by Jessica Stanley

More than 2000 pre-term babies will participate in a donor breast milk trial funded as part of a $73 million National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies (CTCS) Grant round.

More diet advice evidence needed for those hoping to get pregnant

Posted on Jul 20 2023 by Jessica Stanley

Experts from the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide and Monash �Ӱ�ֱ�� say more research is needed on preconception diets after a collaborative review found a lack of evidence about the best foods to help boost the chances of becoming pregnant.

Holograms for life: improving IVF success

Posted on Jul 5 2023 by Jessica Stanley

In a world-first, 3D holographic images of an embryo have been developed as part of a collaborative research project between the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide and �Ӱ�ֱ�� of St Andrews. The images are created using miniscule amounts of light in a fraction of a second.

World-first childhood diabetes study extended

Posted on Apr 4 2023 by Lee Gaskin

JDRF �Ӱ�ֱ�� and funding partner The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (Helmsley) have announced a combined additional $12 million towards the continuation of the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study.

Vital medical research supported

Posted on Nov 2 2022 by Lee Gaskin

Seven �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide research projects have together received more than $560,000 in funding from the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation for research commencing in 2023.

South �Ӱ�ֱ��n of the Year to lead Women's and Children's research

Posted on Aug 1 2022 by Lee Gaskin

�Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide Professor Helen Marshall AM has been appointed to the inaugural role of Clinical Research Director at the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN).

Call for screening of women for heart disease after complicated pregnancies

Posted on Jul 27 2022 by Lee Gaskin

Women with complicated pregnancies are often unaware of their higher risk of heart disease, �Ӱ�ֱ��n researchers warn in a new paper published in respected journal PLOS ONE.

Shining a light on dark matter one particle at a time

Posted on Jul 8 2022 by Crispin Savage

�Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide experts are trying to unlock the secrets of dark matter which makes up 84 per cent of the matter in the universe but we know little about. Researchers are using a new tool that could signal the existence of a new particle.

New micro device injects a boost to IVF success

Posted on May 16 2022 by Lee Gaskin

A research team led by the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide, in partnership with medical technology company Fertilis, has delivered a ground-breaking new micro-device to streamline the only fertility treatment procedure available for men with low sperm counts.