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Two South Australian Universities to Tie the Knot

July 1, 2023
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The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are to merge in a state-government-backed deal that will boost student numbers and research. After launching a wide-ranging feasibility study late last year, the two institutions announced on Sunday they had signed an agreement to create Adelaide University, which is scheduled to begin operating from…

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Direct Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Chronic Inflammation

August 8, 2022
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In a world first, genetic research from the University of South Australia (UniSA) has demonstrated a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation, a finding which will help identify people at higher risk of chronic illnesses associated with inflammation. While inflammation is critical to the body’s healing process, if…

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Protecting Children to Stop the Cycle of Family Violence

July 1, 2022
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University of South Australia (UniSA) childhood adversity experts warn that unless major funding and resources are redirected to prevent child abuse and neglect, as well as provide effective social and therapeutic services to people with histories of abuse, the intergenerational cycle of abuse will not be broken. Professor Leonie Segal said in a UniSA release…

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Recycling Plan Urgently Needed for Tens of Thousands of Wind Turbine Blades

June 28, 2022
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Tens of thousands of wind turbine blades will end up in landfill by 2030 unless recycling programs are prompty established, research from the University of South Australia has shown. Led by Professor Peter Majewski, the study lays bare the challenges of recycling wind turbine blades, which have an average lifespan of about 25 years and…

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Beetroot Found to Be Natural Sports Performance Enhancer

June 21, 2022
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More commonly found in the Slavic soup borscht, a salad, or the corner shop hamburger, the humble beetroot may soon become a regular part of athletes’ protein shakes after research from the University of South Australia (UniSA) found it can enhance sporting performance. Conducting a meta-analysis of 118 studies from 25 countries, the team evaluated…

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Hand Gestures May Hold Key to Remedying Australia’s Low Maths Ranking

May 17, 2022
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With Australia now holding a secondary school mathematics ranking of 29 out of the 38 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations, a drop of 18 places compared to 20 years ago, a new international paper co-authored by a University of South Australia cognitive psychologist shows that hand gestures may provide part of the solution….

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Scientists Find Age-Related Vision Impairment Not Indicative of Cognitive Impairment

May 9, 2022
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A study conducted by the University of South Australia has gone against the common literature relating poor eyesight to brain decline, finding that cognitive tests can misdiagnose older people with age-related vision decline with cognitive decline by up to 25 percent. “A mistaken score in cognitive tests could have devastating ramifications, leading to unnecessary changes…

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Books May Be the Answer to Fighting Cancer Brain Fog

April 27, 2022
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Researchers from the University of South Australia are studying the potential effect of bibliotherapy, or being read to, by investigating the possibility of fictional reading as a form of “escape” for cancer patients. “There is something to be said for losing yourself in a book and escaping reality for a while, particularly for people who…

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