When it comes to spinal cord injury – time is critical. That’s the overwhelming message of spinal surgeon Professor Brian Freeman’s research. Among all of the studies he is involved with, reducing the time from the accident scene to the operating theatre to within 8...
A world-leading stroke trial investigating early “keyhole” brain surgery to treat acute intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), or bleeding into the brain, is about to move to the next phase. ICH makes up about 15 per cent of all strokes and is devastating; causing around...
Medical oncologist and research director Professor Michael Brown and his team running world-leading research into helping a patient’s own immune system fight cancer. Part of the research involves taking existing drugs and making them safer and more effective. In...
Proton therapy is a cutting-edge cancer treatment and the first treatment centre in the Southern Hemisphere is currently under construction in the Adelaide Biomedical Precinct. Completion of the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research is three years...
How does Facebook photo-tag translate to predicting the severity of bowel cancer? Colorectal surgeon and bowel cancer researcher Associate Professor Tarik Sammour can explain. His team are involved in a number of research projects trying to improve the outcomes for...