http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from University of Adelaide The rate of strokes suffered by Australians has dropped over the past 20 years, while strokes caused by an irregular heartbeat now account for one third of all strokes, according to new research led by the University of Adelaide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-australia-decline.html Cardiology Thu, 16 May 2013 06:03:51 EST news287903022 Young children who suffer from allergy to raw egg are being fed cake containing baked egg in a new study aimed at helping children to outgrow their allergy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-childhood-egg-allergy-piece-cake.html Immunology Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:03 EST news287047786 University of Adelaide researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital are involved in the world's biggest study of its kind investigating a possible new treatment for asthma. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-trial-asthma-drug-lung-inflammation.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 01 May 2013 08:40:01 EST news286615379 (Medical Xpress)—Research from the University of Adelaide suggests that mothers who eat junk food while pregnant have already programmed their babies to be addicted to a high fat, high sugar diet by the time they are weaned. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-maternal-diet-junk-food-addiction.html Health Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:50:03 EST news286521850 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Adelaide say treatment for people affected by video game "addiction" would be improved if a standard definition of the problem were adopted by psychologists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-video-game-addiction-standard-definition.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:21:02 EST news285574540 New research is showing that emu oil has therapeutic potential for the treatment of a variety of common bowel diseases in addition to the intestinal damage caused by cancer chemotherapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-emu-oil-common-bowel-diseases.html Medical research Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:13:44 EST news285228819 University of Adelaide researchers are studying the reliability of eyewitness identification testimony in criminal cases in the hopes of improving evidence from witnesses and leading to fairer trials. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-distance-difference-eyewitness-identification.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:07:26 EST news284800039 University of Adelaide researchers are hoping to better understand why some sufferers of Parkinson's disease experience a marked reduction in blood pressure after they've eaten a meal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-meal-induced-falls-blood-pressure-parkinson.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:25:22 EST news284189110 (Medical Xpress)—University of Adelaide scientists are making a major impact on the understanding and diagnosis of epilepsy, which will lead to individualised treatments for sufferers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-technology-key-epilepsy-treatment.html Neuroscience Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:26:41 EST news283163004 (Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Adelaide has shown for the first time that the growth of brain tumours can be halted by a drug currently being used to help patients recover from the side effects of chemotherapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-brain-tumour-cells-anti-nausea-drug.html Cancer Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:40:03 EST news282817473 (Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Adelaide has studied the behaviour of young people lured into internet gambling through so-called 'free-play' or 'practice' modes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-lure-internet-gambling.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:14:47 EST news282507280 The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalised with severe chicken pox and saved lives, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-chicken-pox-vaccine-children.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:50:01 EST news282386035 (Medical Xpress)—An international study conducted by researchers at the University of Adelaide has resulted in the strongest evidence yet that fluoride in drinking water provides dental health benefits to adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-fluoride-tooth-adults.html Dentistry Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:50:01 EST news281691580 New research from the University of Adelaide has discovered a high prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency among refugees, prompting calls for refugees to be routinely screened for the problem soon after they arrive in the country. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-vitamin-deficiency-screening-refugees.html Health Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:15:03 EST news281603564 (Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Adelaide shows that 95% of parents believe vaccines are safe for their children despite the spread of misinformation about vaccine safety. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-parents-vaccines-safe-children.html Medications Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:04:44 EST news281174673