Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most serious threats facing Australia today. A new partnership to improve the resilience and profitability of Australia’s food and agribusiness industries has been kickstarted with a $34.5 million Federal Government grant announced today. The Cooperative Research Centre for Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, Food, and Environments ( CRC SAAF...

60 per cent of residents had problems with their medicines Medicines are the most common treatments used in healthcare, especially for older people. But when they’re not used correctly, they can cause serious and sometimes fatal outcomes. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows that regular visits from pharmacists to aged-care residents can reduce problems due to medicine...

Mathematician Svetlana Jitomirskaya, vision researcher Krzysztof Palczewski honored

University of South Australia scientists have uncovered another reason why society should be paying more attention to mental health: it is closely aligned to blood pressure and heart rate variations. A new study published in BioMedical Engineering draws a link between mental illness and widely fluctuating blood pressure, which can lead to cardiovascular disease and organ damage. UniSA researche...

Professor Stuart Pitson A UniSA world leader in inflammatory cell signalling, Professor Stuart Pitson , will draw on $10 million seed funding in a collaboration with Monash University to develop better treatments for inflammatory lung diseases that affect approximately 550 million people globally. Prof Pitson, based in the Centre for Cancer Biology , is the Chief Scientific Officer and co-found...

Exercise is used to promote breast cancer awareness in many events around the world.  When you’re a breast cancer survivor, the last thing you need is another health scare. So, it’s concerning to know that up to 48 per cent of breast cancer patients will go on to fight heart disease as a direct result of chemotherapy. Now, new research from the University of South Australia is exploring how to...

When COVID-19 hit the UK, outdoor playgrounds closed, and outdoor exercise was limited to one hour per day. As COVID-19 reaches record levels in the UK, health experts are calling for a focus on children’s physical fitness as new research reveals concerning changes to children’s health and physical fitness following the pandemic. Conducted by  Newcastle University  (UK), the  University of Sout...

As celebrated author Neil Gaiman testifies, books are the best place to bury your head when life gets too hard. For cancer sufferers, this could be especially true. University of South Australia (UniSA) PhD candidate Elizabeth Wells is hoping to validate this claim in a new study exploring the benefits of bibliotherapy (being read to) for cancer patients. The qualified librarian has witnessed...

West End Redback cricketers training at Adelaide Oval. When you’re an elite athlete, every advantage counts. So, when you have access to the latest developments in sport performance, it’s an edge you can’t overlook. Now, a new fitness tracker developed by the University of South Australia is helping predict sports performance among Australian cricketers to elevate their performance to the next...

UCI’s acclaimed Donald Bren Professor of Ophthalmology, Kris Palczewski, is blazing a trail of innovative research