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A personalised, online intervention is helping older South Australians reverse their risk of becoming frail in years to come by encouraging them to adopt healthier lifestyles. 60 residents over the age of 60 were involved in the Adelaide University trial, which gave half of participants access to a web platform containing evidence-based health and lifestyle advice tailored to their needs. Their out...

A web app that helps students and young professionals understand how real-world events can affect financial markets has taken out the top prize in Adelaide University’s Tech eChallenge program. Created by students Oliver Snoad, Tobias Cazzolato, Dular Desai and Matthew Fuhlbohm, Predikted turns news into an interactive learning experience. The app presents users with curated stories and challenges ...

This significant finding is laid out in a landmark series of research papers, published in The Lancet today. Researchers are now calling for a renewed focus on CKD diagnosis and treatments.

Fresh concerns have been raised over long-term use of antidepressants, with a new summary of evidence revealing limited benefits and higher health risks, prompting calls for treatment reviews every six months. Researchers from Adelaide University and The University of Queensland were involved in the clinical overview, which has been published in the Australian Journal of General Practice.

South Australia is on track to become one of the world's leading renewable energy systems, but new Adelaide University research shows that running the grid on 100 per cent renewable electricity at every moment could require far more storage than many estimates suggest. The study, published in Energy, examined how much storage South Australia would need if the state had to meet demand using renewabl...