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Participants needed for world-first pancreatic cancer study
South Australian and Victorian patients with pancreatic cancer will be able to participate in a world-first human comparative clinical trial that aims to improve symptoms and survival outcomes using faecal transplant in combination with chemotherapy compared to placebo.
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A career dedicated to unearthing the secrets of matter
The University of Adelaide’s distinguished theoretical physicist, eminent, Professor Derek Leinweber, has been elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in recognition of an outstanding career dedicated to unearthing the most fundamental secrets of matter.
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Climate change poses severe threat to bowhead whale habitat
New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout the Arctic projects that sea ice loss due to climate change will cause their habitat to severely contract by up to 75 per cent.
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Global childhood wasting not slowing sufficiently
Too many children around the world are still malnourished and too few countries are on track to address the problem that has a life-long impact on a person.
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Trial aims to help cool endometriosis pain
Breath work, meditation and cold-water immersion therapy are at the centre of a University of Adelaide trial which is now underway and seeking participants.
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Top students receive Hawker scholarships
University of Adelaide students Evelyn Cirillo and Joel Ransom are the latest C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship recipients.
Australian scientists describe 71 new Australian bee species
A team of Australian researchers has discovered 71 new native bee species belonging to the resin pot bees, or Megachile (Austrochile), which are unique to Australia and present in every state and territory except Tasmania.
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Climate change is turning coastal lagoons into ‘salty soup’
The impacts of human activity and climate change are coalescing to make coastal lagoons saltier, changing the microbial life they support and the function they play in their ecosystems, according to new University of Adelaide research.
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Echidna microbiome changes while mums nurse puggle
Research from the University of Adelaide shows microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while the animal is lactating, which could help in creating an environment for their young, known as puggles, to thrive.
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Water molecules form harmonised networks during hydrolytic reactions
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have discovered how water molecules are organised during plant hydrolytic reactions, knowledge which could have sweeping consequences for the biomedical, pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries.
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