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Yo-yo dieters who struggle to lose weight and keep it off may achieve better results by following an intermittent fasting diet, rather than traditional calorie counting. An Adelaide University study focusing on the psychological aspects of both intermittent fasting and calorie restriction, compared the effects both diets had on eating behaviours, mood, sleep and quality of life.

Planting and maintaining street trees is not only good for the environment; it’s a sound economic investment that benefits society in multiple ways over their full lifecycle. That’s the finding from a new South Australian study funded by Adelaide University and supported by Salisbury and Unley Councils.

Fourteen South Australian startups working across space, health, sustainability, cybersecurity, construction and the arts have been chosen for Adelaide University’s startup acceleration program. Now in its 11th year, the Innovation & Collaboration Centre’s Venture Catalyst program supports early-stage founders to plan, build and grow sustainable, globally scalable and investment-ready businesses.

Now, in one of the first studies of its kind, Adelaide University researchers are investigating how menopause and shift work interact, and whether women working night shifts, rotating rosters and other irregular schedules face additional health and wellbeing challenges. The study will compare women’s experiences of sleep, fatigue, health, wellbeing and workplace performance across perimenopause, me...

A new Adelaide University study is challenging long-held assumptions about Australian women in agriculture, revealing that many women involved in farming businesses do not identify with the traditional ‘farmer’ label, despite playing critical roles in the success of modern farms. Published in the Journal of Rural Studies, the research found that while some women strongly embrace the title, others a...