The world-first DADEE program has successfully improved girls’ self-esteem, resilience, sport skills and physical activity levels.

A heart attack treatment protocol pioneered in the Hunter New England Health district has been shown to significantly improve survival rates for people in regional and rural areas.

Hunter researchers have discovered new factors that may drive steroid resistance in severe asthma, which they hope could lead to a clinical breakthrough.

A University of Newcastle study has recommended reforms to Indigenous health services after identifying systemic barriers that are hindering pregnant women from quitting smoking.

Technology will be used to target the poor diets of young adults in a University of Newcastle/HMRI study aiming to test the effectiveness of personalised interventions to improve diet quality.

A follow-up study of men 10 years after prostate cancer treatment had surprisingly positive results for quality of life, masculinity and mental health, according to HMRI Cancer researcher Professor Jim Denham.  

Hunter researchers have discovered a protein that induces both stiffening and inflammation in the airways of the lung, causing severe and chronic respiratory illness.

In a boost for brain cancer research, an international phase III clinical trial has significantly improved survival of elderly patients with glioblastoma (GBM).

HMRI’s annual Art Series painting was unveiled by artist Donna Buck and Professor Julie Byles, the 2015 HMRI Award for Research Excellence recipient who works in gerontology and healthy ageing.

Electronic cigarettes containing nicotine will be trialled by University of Newcastle researchers in a Victorian pilot study aimed at helping drug and alcohol treatment patients to quit smoking.