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What keeps us breathing?

Evolutionary studies into what keeps us breathing led to an exciting breakthrough for UniSA researchers with the discovery that cholesterol is an essential ingredient in healthy lung function. More..

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Community health - the bigger picture

“What we understand more and more clearly is that health education and medical care programs can’t be built to a ‘one size fits all’ recipe that abstracts individuals from their contexts,” More..

Native plants help fight implant infection

Every year about two million people are treated for infections associated with surgical implants and biomedical devices such as catheters, orthopaedic implants and contact lenses at a cost of more than $11 billion in the United States alone. More..

Marketing could ease rural GP shortage

The same slick marketing concepts that help to sell products ranging from beer and burgers to toothpaste and tissues can be used to help rural general practices recruit and retain general practitioners (GPs), according to recent UniSA research. More..

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