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The latest discovery of asbestos in contaminated mulch around schools and playgrounds in Sydney highlights the ongoing dangerous issues that Australia faces from this potentially deadly material which remains prevalent in the built…

A new study by Flinders University has uncovered links between a patient’s initial diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, and their recurrent visits to hospital. The study investigated associations between patients with…

As students choose their high school subjects, girls might put science, physics, math and IT subjects in the ‘too hard’ basket in spite of varied, well-paid career prospects. To tackle the problem, one of Flinders University’s STEM…

The first meta-analysis of all experiments investigating trigger and content warnings has found they may be increasing our anxiety and enhancing our curiosity about the distressing content in some cases. In line with current debates, the…

Five new Flinders University projects have been funded by the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (CRF) to advance research for the benefit of children in South Australia and beyond. They include support for special studies to…

A new research study shows that cerebrospinal fluid reduces current treatment efficacy in brain cancer and identifies new therapeutic opportunities. Cerebrospinal fluid, the clear colourless liquid that protects the brain, also may be a…

Australia’s First Nations populations are among the world’s highest sufferers of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), yet only one in five patients received treatment in 2019. Flinders University’s Associate…

Australians with chronic kidney disease who live in rural locations have reported catastrophic economic consequences, depletion of income and leave, and difficulty coping with unexpected expenses in accessing kidney replacement therapy.…

Singing a gentle lullaby can help put a human baby to sleep but its usefulness in the low grassland swaying nests of Australian songbirds takes maternal ‘singing’ to even greater heights. Bird ecologists from around the world,…

Flinders University has launched its supported decision-making toolkit and practical resources website for people with disability and the people who support them. The new toolkit is designed to ensure people with disability are not left…