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Latest housing insights released at international conference in Adelaide

Melbourne CBD skyline with suburban rooftops

Whether its Mumbai or Moorabbin, the place of home in the wellbeing and survival of communities is central. Issues surrounding homelessness, housing affordability, social and sustainable housing are a global occupation for researchers.

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Path to lower emissions demands a smarter grid

Path to lower emissions demands a smarter grid

Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide believe the global investment being made in smart metering infrastructure could fall short of fulfilling promised benefits to customers if key systems issues are not addressed.

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Ancient DNA reveals Down syndrome in past human societies

Remains of individual “CRU001â€, who the researchers discovered had Down syndrome

By analysing ancient DNA, an international team of researchers have uncovered cases of chromosomal disorders, including what could be the first case of Edwards syndrome ever identified from prehistoric remains.

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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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Partnership delivers golden opportunity for students with disability

Dylan Alcott Foundation, scholarship, disability

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

Vegetables at a food market

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

Goodman cres

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

Breast cancer

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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