31 New Health and Medical Research Projects Funded

Cutting-edge research will lead to new discoveries with the announcement of $750,000 in funding to support health and medical researchers across the Flinders Medical…

Eye disease clinical trial in sight

Eye health researchers at Flinders hope their new research project could be a stepping stone to a clinical trial on a potential new treatment for macular oedema.

Doggy visitors bring joy, thanks to you

There’s no denying how happy dogs make us.

A heart of gold – Alan Young

“It’s the patient who’s the preeminent person in this journey, they're the reason we do what we do” – Alan Young AM

Combatting blinding cancer

Treatments for a rare eye cancer that can spread to the brain will be analysed at Flinders University using data from a new international registry.

Primary Sjögren’s syndrome: earlier detection and effective therapies

Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is the second-most common systemic autoimmune disease.

Bespoke cameras keeping newborn babies, families connected

New bespoke camera technology will provide comfort and reduce stress for families of premature babies in the Flinders Medical Centre Neonatal Unit.

Investigating effective treatment for young men with psychosis

Psychosis is a serious mental illness that affects an estimated 200,000 Australians.

Improving the lives of children with glaucoma

Thanks to generous supporters of eye health at Flinders, researchers are hoping to improve the lives of children with glaucoma by identifying genes which lead to more…

You’re giving the gift of sight!

Preventing Blindness Demi’s Dream

As a trained optometrist working in an eye clinic, Demi Gertig regularly treated patients with vision loss and those at-risk of blindness.

New treatments for Ocular Toxoplasmosis

Generous support of health and medical research at Flinders is helping researchers tackle the ‘world’s most successful parasite’ – Toxoplasma – a cause of eye damage and…