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Mental health experts focus on suicide and self harm
| Health Canal
Examining mental health service responses in critical and crisis
situations.
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Enjoyable exercise has benefits | Science Alert
Exercise doesn't need to be all about 'no pain, no gain' to reap the
associated health benefits, according to research published in two
top-ranking journals.
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Get off the couch and you might even enjoy it |
Adelaide Now
EVEN the laziest among us will enjoy exercise if we get off the couch
and participate, University of South Australia researchers say.
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Exercise Doesn't Have To Be Torturous To Be Beneficial, Study
Suggests | Huffington Post
Researchers from the University of South Australia found that "somewhat
hard" exercise intensity -- which exercisers deemed to be "pleasant" --
was enough to increase aerobic capacity by 17 percent, which is linked
with improving blood pressure and body mass index (BMI, a ratio of
weight to height).
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Mind over
matter - A fake arm increases the allergic response
Can your mind change how allergic your skin is? New research just
published in Current Biology shows it can.
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VC Awards for Professional Staff Excellence (The Clinical
Placement Unit)
The Clinical Placement Unit in the School of Health Sciences won a team
award for working across boundaries. The team members are Fay Hanns,
Carmen Baker, Danealle Swenser-Smith, Deb Hannemann, Lia Nigro, Emma
Owens and Bernadette Noonan.
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A STUDY on ADHD medication for children will look at the impact of
stimulants on the brain
(Adelaide Now)
The study will examine stimulants such as Ritalin and dexamphetamine,
and how they affect parts of the brain that control movement.
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Getting down to the bare bones of vitamin D
New research from the University of South Australia to discover how and
why bone cells produce their own vitamin D may hold vital significance
in preventing or redressing osteoporosis.
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Health
students look to country practice
UniSA students from a range of health fields are being encouraged to put
their skills to use in a rural or remote region, through two new
separate initiatives.
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New
research to keep teenage girls active
Pinpointing why some teenage girls are able to keep up healthy physical
activity levels while the majority of their peers are doing less is the
focus of a new UniSA study.
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Nutritional
sustainability a core issue for the food industry
With food security high on the environmental agenda, experts are meeting
in Adelaide this week to consider the implications for nutrition and
health. More...
Authentic
experience for health students
Stepping into the Centenary building at UniSA's City East campus, you'd
think you had just walked into one of Adelaide's metropolitan hospitals.
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Making the most of mealtimes
It may not come as a surprise that an international review suggested
that up to 85 per cent of residential aged care residents in developed
countries, such as Australia, may be under-nourished.
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Drugs in pregnancy symposium
Supporting women to ensure the best health outcomes for themselves and
their newborns was the aim of a recent health symposium at UniSA.
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Journey
for students and the aged begins
The University of South Australia, together with Helping Hand Aged Care,
will launch their innovative Regional Mobile Health Clinic tomorrow,
Wednesday August 10.
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Kids'
after-school activities are not so active
The most exercise many children get when they come home from school is
pressing the button on the TV remote, a UniSA study has found.
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Home-grown health workers a must for sustainable health
The forum An "Ethical" Approach to Health Workforce Sustainability:
Desirable? Achievable? is presented by UniSA's
Bob Hawke
Prime Ministerial Centre and Health
Workforce Australia.
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SA's brainiest students compete at UniSA
More than 40 Year 10 students gathered at UniSA's City East campus last
month (June) to take part in the South Australian final of the
nationwide Brain Bee Challenge.
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Exercise
supports brain repair for stroke victims
Research results from a study being conducted at UniSA show that for
stroke victims, exercising as little as once a week can improve both
memory and the ability to process information quickly.
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Port sweats for an edge (Perth Now story)
Port Adelaide training in the heat chamber at UniSA to simulate
the weather in Darwin this weekend.
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Funding
to prevent hospitalisations
UniSA researchers have been awarded funding to develop national clinical
indicators of potentially preventable hospitalisations, which are
estimated to cost the Australian healthcare system $300 million each
year. More...
Methamphetamines and brain damage
UniSA scientists are researching whether chronic methamphetamine use
causes damage to regions of the brain associated with bipolar disorder,
schizophrenia and movement disorders such as Parkinson's Disease.
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Student scholarships will benefit older generation
The year 2010 marked the 75th anniversary of Resthaven Incorporated and
to celebrate this memorable achievement, Resthaven established a number
of generous scholarships at UniSA, including a perpetual scholarship for
Indigenous students.
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Queen's
Birthday Honours to Chancellor and physiotherapy pioneer
UniSA's Chancellor Dr Ian Gould has been recognised in this year's
Queen's Birthday Honours, appointed a Member of the Order of Australia
(AM) for his service to the mining industry, education and the
community. More
...
Four
steps to reduce risk of stillbirth
The SAFE brochure highlights steps to minimise the risk of stillbirth. A
new brochure on 'keeping baby safe in pregnancy' recommends four simple
steps pregnant women can take to minimise the risk of stillbirth.
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UniSA and RFDS deliver remote health benefits
Improving healthcare for people living in remote areas is the aim of a
new partnership between UniSA and the Royal Flying Doctor Service
(RFDS).
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Bosses sent to Army field
Richard Bennett is a Technical Services Supervisor in UniSA's School of
Pharmacy and Medical Sciences by day but around the clock he's Major
Richard Bennett with the Australian Army Reserves.
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Researchers back World Hypertension Day
UniSA academics are joining forces with research colleagues around the
nation to support World Hypertension Day on May 17 in a bid to promote
awareness of the powerful impact of elevated blood pressure on health
and well being.
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State-of-the-art nursing practice labs launch on International Nurses
Day
A simulated hospital environment to assist in the education and training
of the nurses and midwives of the future will be launched at the
University of South Australia this International Nurses Day, May 12.
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UniSA
researcher wins prestigious Wellcome Trust grant
University of South Australia evolutionary biologist
Dr Ellen Nisbet has won funding from the United Kingdom's
prestigious Wellcome Trust for
research into new ways to prevent and treat malaria.
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UniSA's SA Pharmacy Student of the Year
A UniSA final year pharmacy student will vie for the title of
Australia's Pharmacy Student of the Year after winning the South
Australian title.
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Meditate to reduce stress
Researchers are looking for regular meditators and people who are carers
to be involved in a trial.
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Aboriginal
Health Worker Diabetic Foot Screening "train the Trainer" Training
Held at the UniSA podiatry school on 25 March, rural podiatrist trainers
then deliver the training to their local Aboriginal Health Workers, who
add diabetic foot screening to their health assessments and refer to
podiatry services if they discover any foot complications.
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UniSA
investigates supplement that might make exercise fun
Researchers at UniSA's
Nutritional
Physiology Research Centre are about to test a novel nutritional
supplement that could help people to achieve increased levels of
physical activity and make exercise more enjoyable.
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Rural
Reconnect helps country students reach potential
Four young women from the country have been awarded a UniSA scholarship
to help them settle into university life in the city.
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Red
dust and research
An innovative scholarship hosted at UniSA's Whyalla campus is giving
young researchers a career head start - and a taste of what it means to
work as professionals outside the big smoke.
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From the Chancellery: world-class research rating
I frequently feel very proud of this university, and the results of the
first Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) assessment released in
late January, confirmed that there is indeed much to be proud about.
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Conference season at UniSA
UniSA has been involved in a range of conferences recently in a range of
fields including tourism, body shape, accounting and rural issues.
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Adelaide gets set for 2011 NAPSA
Congress - January 24th-30th
The biggest event on NAPSA's calendar, the 2011 NAPSA Congress, hosted
by the South Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (SAPSA), will be
held in Adelaide at the University of South Australia from January 24th
through to January 30th. More ... (PDF,
203KB)
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