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

Researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É and the North ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 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 ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 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 ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 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, ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Health Simulation.
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Nation-leading dental trailblazer humbled by royal invitation

University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 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 ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 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 ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É graduates

The University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’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 the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI).
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Heart and kidney disease research wins national funding

University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 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 ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É

A cancer researcher, an ecologist and an optical engineer from the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 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 the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 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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