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Autistic children the real winners from online gaming
Online gaming could be beneficial for pre-teens on the autism spectrum, with new research by the University of Adelaide indicating the popular pastime can help improve social skills and expand friendship networks.
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Rapid oyster reef restoration gives hope for repairing the sea
After a century of functional extinction on the Australian mainland, a Flat oyster reef has been successfully restored along a metropolitan Adelaide coastline.
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Gala concert celebrates Elder Conservatorium community
A stellar assembly of staff and alumni of the Elder Conservatorium of Music will perform in a special Gala Concert, which will also act as the launch of a new group, the Elder Conservatorium Circle, connecting and celebrating the institution’s supporters.
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AIML receives state government funding boost
The University of Adelaide’s Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) has received $6 million from the state government to strengthen its work and expand domestic artificial intelligence (AI) capability.
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First centre dedicated to sustainable and resilient supply chains
Positioning South Australia as a focus in supply chain research, the University of Adelaide has today launched the Centre for Sustainable Operations and Resilient Supply Chains (CSORSC).
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Improving car safety for Road Safety Week
With 2023 marking the highest number of lives lost on South Australian roads since 2011, the University of Adelaide’s Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) highlights the importance of vehicle safety as National Road Safety Week (NRSW) kicks off.
Funding to investigate Australia’s greatest health challenges
University of Adelaide researchers have received $14,631,111 from the National Health and Medical Research Foundation’s (NHMRF) Investigator Grants, supporting Australia’s highest-performing health researchers.
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Examining the Wim Hof Method’s effect on endometriosis pain
The efficacy of the Wim Hof Method (WHM) in relation to endometriosis will be explored in a pilot trial at the University of Adelaide.
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Genetics, not lack of oxygen, causes cerebral palsy in quarter of cases
The world’s largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously thought.
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Teaching older dogs new tricks for a longer life
Keeping the mind active as we age is often recommended to ward off or improve symptoms of dementia in people, but can the same advice also be put into practice for pet dogs as they enter their twilight years?
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