http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Flinders University Scientists from Flinders University are trying to develop a new treatment for a highly aggressive, asbestos-related lung cancer that is set to become more prevalent in the future. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-asbestos-related-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 16 May 2013 07:50:01 EST news287907841 Women are often told to eat more red meat, yet Flinders University PhD candidate Lily Chan (pictured) says it is just as important for women to increase their weekly fish intake. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-variety-convenience-women-boost-intake.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 06:52:01 EST news287041914 (Medical Xpress)—Surveys regularly reveal that, when asked about their greatest fear, people nominate blindness as one of the two things they dread most (cancer being the other). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-pain-neck.html Health Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:50:02 EST news284362728 (Medical Xpress)—Flinders University health experts are calling on the Federal Government to accelerate the roll out of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP), following a landmark report which shows it will lead to a significant drop in colorectal cancer mortality. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-national-bowel-screen.html Cancer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:54:52 EST news284100885 As Australia's population ages, degenerative bone diseases such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis will take an increasing toll on the nation's healthcare system. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-path-bone-health.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:40:02 EST news281952884 (Medical Xpress)—Most of us love a good Sunday sleep-in. But for some people, getting out of bed each morning can be a constant battle that significantly disrupts their lives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-late-sleepers-hours-day.html Health Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:10:01 EST news281608594 Australia remains the only developed country in the world not to have eliminated trachoma, the leading cause of infectious blindness, despite recent progress in tackling the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-curable-eye-disease-rife-indigenous.html Ophthalmology Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:41:46 EST news281086895 Preaching the benefits of healthy eating has little point when the cost of purchasing healthy foods in South Australia can cost as much as a third of a low-earner's income, according to Flinders University researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-healthy-high.html Health Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:30:01 EST news280998368 Peer pressure has long been blamed for binge drinking among teenagers, yet new research from Flinders University reveals it may not be the root of the problem. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-society-blame-binge.html Addiction Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:35:06 EST news280395235 Flinders University researchers have discovered that a protein in the brain may play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease – a common degenerative neurological disorder which affects the control of body movements. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-early-diagnosis-treatment-parkinson.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:40:05 EST news280145163 Detox diets are just another weight loss wonder, says Flinders University's Head of Human Physiology, Professor Simon Brookes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-detox-diets-dont-expert.html Health Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:04:28 EST news274435457 (Medical Xpress)—Today saw the launch of Re-Timer, a wearable green light device invented by Flinders University sleep researchers to reset the body's internal clock. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-re-timer-ready-reset.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:27:10 EST news272708819 (Medical Xpress)—A new drug developed by researchers from Flinders University, in partnership with collaborators in Melbourne, could hold the key to better treatment of some blinding eye diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-drug-eye-disease.html Ophthalmology Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:50:01 EST news270970718 (Medical Xpress)—Developing community consultation strategies based on local expectations and concerns can overcome misgivings about programs of biological control, even if that community was the place where the cane toad was first released. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-community-based-approach-dengue-fever.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:00:02 EST news269851004 (Medical Xpress)—Teenagers should steer clear of prolonged video gaming if they want a good night's sleep, new research from Flinders University shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-gaming-bed-negatively-impacts-teens.html Health Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:50:01 EST news269766612