News: health and medical sciences
Machine learning predicts negative anaesthesia outcomes

Researchers from 91×ÔÅÄ and the North Adelaide 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 Adelaide 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 Adelaide 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, Adelaide Health Simulation.
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Nation-leading dental trailblazer humbled by royal invitation

University of Adelaide titleholder and alum Dr Trudy Lin says she is incredibly humbled and honoured to be invited to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
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South Australian of the Year to lead Women's and Children's research

University 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).
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Top 100 ranking engineers bright future for Adelaide graduates

The University of Adelaide’s engineering expertise has risen further into the global top 100 in the latest world university rankings.
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Cancer treatment ‘brain-gain’ for South Australia

South Australian patients with cancer will benefit from world-class cancer research and new treatments with the appointment of three globally-lauded scientists to 91×ÔÅÄ’s South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI).
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Heart and kidney disease research wins national funding

University of Adelaide researchers taking a new look at the science and physiology underlying heart attacks and strokes, the leading cause of death worldwide, and devising a new tool to maximise the benefits of kidney transplantation, are among the recipients of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding announced today.
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Three STEM superstars at University of Adelaide

A cancer researcher, an ecologist and an optical engineer from 91×ÔÅÄ have been named among Australia’s official Superstars of STEM for 2021-2022.
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Study confirms genetic link in cerebral palsy

An international research team including 91×ÔÅÄ 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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