/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2025/06/02/counting-the-cost-of-long-covid-and-me/cfs In just one year, Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) cost the German economy €63.1 billion (AU$111 billion), or about 1.5 per cent GDP, according to a new German-Australian study. June 02 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/06/02/counting-the-cost-of-long-covid-and-me/cfs /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/30/depression-linked-to-increased-dementia-risk Having a diagnosis of depression in midlife or late-life may increase your risk of dementia, a new study by researchers from the University of Adelaide has found. May 30 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/30/depression-linked-to-increased-dementia-risk /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/28/restoring-treatment-sensitivity-to-er-breast-cancer Researchers from the University of Adelaide have received funding to further their work into treatment resistant breast cancer. May 28 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/28/restoring-treatment-sensitivity-to-er-breast-cancer /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/21/participants-needed-for-world-first-pancreatic-cancer-study South Australian and Victorian patients with pancreatic cancer will be able to participate in a world-first human comparative clinical trial that aims to improve symptoms and survival outcomes using faecal transplant in combination with chemotherapy compared to placebo. May 22 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/21/participants-needed-for-world-first-pancreatic-cancer-study /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/23/bridging-the-gap-for-rural-medication-safety Professor Lucie Walters, Director of the University of Adelaide’s Rural Clinical School, is working to build an interdisciplinary system around medication safety in regional areas. May 05 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/23/bridging-the-gap-for-rural-medication-safety /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/02/creating-australias-first-mnd-care-guideline University of Adelaide researchers have started a two-year project to develop the nation’s first clinical care guideline for motor neurone disease (MND). May 02 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/02/creating-australias-first-mnd-care-guideline /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/24/platform-technology-unlocks-new-therapeutic-targets Researchers from the University of Adelaide have developed a new technology for drug and functional genomics screenings, which could reshape the way diseases are treated.  April 29 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/24/platform-technology-unlocks-new-therapeutic-targets /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/17/family-planning-services-in-low-to-middle-income-countries As family planning methods continue to remain inaccessible to millions in low to middle income countries (LMICs), University of Adelaide researchers are investigating a way to make it more accessible. April 23 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/17/family-planning-services-in-low-to-middle-income-countries /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/14/gender-bias-in-pots-diagnosis-reveals-hidden-impact New research by the University of Adelaide has found it takes nearly twice as long for women to receive a Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) diagnosis when compared to men. April 22 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/14/gender-bias-in-pots-diagnosis-reveals-hidden-impact /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/11/extreme-heat-poses-threat-to-mental-health Rising temperatures across Australia could increase the burden of mental and behavioural disorders (MBD) by almost 50 per cent by 2050, according to a new study from the University of Adelaide. The research highlights the urgent need to act now to protect mental health as the climate warms. April 15 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/04/11/extreme-heat-poses-threat-to-mental-health