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Released: 30-Jun-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Research Offers Hope for Liver Cancer Patients
University of Adelaide

A medical research team for Adelaide University has begun final trials on a new and promising treatment for liver cancers. The surgeons are tackling the liver tumours with electrolysis, with positive results.

Released: 13-Oct-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Unsafe Sex Among Gay Men Linked to Depression
University of Adelaide

Homosexual men with long-term, low-grade depression are almost twice as likely to have had unsafe casual sex in the last six months, according to researchers at Adelaide University.

Released: 24-Oct-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Dinosaurs: New Study Counters Age-Old Theory
University of Adelaide

Movies and TV programs usually show long-necked dinosaurs browsing from the tree-tops, but an Adelaide University researcher has just published data that challenge the theory; the animals would not have had the heart for it. (Proceedings of the Royal Society in London)

Released: 3-Nov-2000 12:00 AM EST
Turning Salt And Water Into Wine
University of Adelaide

Adelaide University scientists have developed a novel technique of Partial Rootzone Drying which fools agricultural crops into maintaining food production on half the irrigation. The technique has profound implications for countries where water scarcity and salinity are agricultural problems.

14-Nov-2000 12:00 AM EST
Drug Study: Price Is More Effective than Punishment
University of Adelaide

New research at Adelaide University in Australia has found that the cost of marijuana -- not the legal punishment for marijuana offences -- is the real key to reducing the amount of the drug used.

Released: 24-Nov-2000 12:00 AM EST
The 'Descent of Women' a Silent Epidemic
University of Adelaide

In the first comprehensive study of its kind, Adelaide University researchers have found pelvic floor disorders to be much more common than supposed. They have also discredited the widely held belief that giving birth by Caesarean section will protect mothers from the condition. (British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 11-00)

Released: 30-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
New Grain Variety Opens Up Possibilities for Australian Farmers
University of Adelaide

Common vetch is a useful crop feed for some animals but toxic to others, and can cause health problems for humans. A team of Adelaide University scientists has successfully developed a new strain of low-toxicity vetch which may seed a new industry worth millions of dollars.

Released: 1-Mar-2001 12:00 AM EST
Depression Turns Generation Gap Into a Chasm
University of Adelaide

An Adelaide University study has revealed that a large number of adolescents in Australia perceive themselves to be depressed, but their parents seem unaware of their problems and may not seek help for them.

Released: 2-Apr-2001 12:00 AM EDT
New Fish Species Discovered In Murray-Darling Basin
University of Adelaide

Australia's largest river, the Murray, is suffering from reduced water flows, salinity. pollution and introduced feral pests, but even so, a new species of fish has emerged from its most degraded end.

Released: 2-Apr-2001 12:00 AM EDT
Extinction Claims A Furry Friend
University of Adelaide

Extinction is forever, but local extinctions offer a second chance, since a species that vanishes from one area may persist in another. Still, they sound a pretty clear warning of environmental distress.


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