News: medicine
Placenta research puts spotlight on early weeks of human pregnancy

A University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø-led research project will deliver important new knowledge in the first weeks of human development to help reduce infertility and pregnancy complications.
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Major cerebral palsy gene revealed

Researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø have identified the gene that is the most common genetic cause of cerebral palsy, increasing the chances of finding better treatments for the debilitating disease.
Human trials to begin on SA-made universal pneumococcal vaccine

South Australian biotech company GPN Vaccines in collaboration with the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø has developed a new, universal vaccine against the deadly bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Treatment resistance in mental health under the microscope

Researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø will collaborate with European researchers to better understand and manage treatment resistance for mental health disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
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Heart attack causes under the microscope

Two University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø research projects to help prevent heart disease have received $843,200 funding from the Heart Foundation.
Fellowship honours paediatrics expert

Professor Jennifer Couper, Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø Medical School, has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
$6 million for university’s health investigators

Three University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø health researchers have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants to support projects into premature babies, heart health and strokes, and high glucose and critical illness.
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Machine learning predicts negative anaesthesia outcomes

Researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø and the North ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø Local Health Network (NALHN) are conducting a pilot study to determine if machine learning can predict when patients will have adverse reactions to anaesthesia.
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Funding supports vital medical research

The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø has been awarded almost $11 million in funding from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.
Health simulation partnership with Philippines

The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø has locked in a partnership with the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) to share learnings from the University’s world-class health simulation facility, ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø Health Simulation.
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