Rhiannon Koch

2 days ago | medicalxpress.com | Rhiannon Koch

New research by the University of Adelaide has found it takes nearly twice as long for women to receive a postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) diagnosis when compared to men. A cross-sectional study of 500 people enrolled in the Australian POTS registry between May 1, 2021, and April 30, 2024, found women waited an average of seven years for a diagnosis, as opposed to 3.8 years for men. The results of the study were published in European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

2 weeks ago | adelaide.edu.au | Rhiannon Koch

The latest Resilient Youth: State of the Nation Report has revealed Australia’s young people are still struggling mentally. However, for the first time since reporting began in 2019, student wellbeing has stabilised or slightly improved, breaking a worrying trend of year-on-year declines. More than 149,000 students from 800 schools across Australia complete the annual Resilience Survey, with the University of Adelaide and Resilient Youth Australia analysing the results.

2 weeks ago | adelaide.edu.au | Rhiannon Koch

Two University of Adelaide projects using nanotechnology have received funding in the latest round of Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Early-to-Mid Career Researchers funding. Associate Professor Jiawen Li, School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), and Dr Yannan Yang, South Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI), will share in $5 million for their research into cardiovascular risk and brain cancer, respectively.

3 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Rhiannon Koch

An international team of researchers, including experts from the University of Adelaide, has found genomic testing and targeted therapies for patients with advanced cancer could improve survival rates by up to 40%.

3 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Rhiannon Koch

In what is believed to be a world-first study, researchers from the University of Adelaide's Australian Dysautonomia and Arrhythmia Research Collaborative (ADARC) have used brain scans to identify blood flow problems in people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). POTS is a complex condition affecting the autonomic nervous system, which controls unconscious bodily functions like breathing, blood circulation and digestion.