Retired building surveyor Colin Sandeman is living proof that a ground-breaking prostate cancer treatment, which temporarily gives men menopause-like side effects, is right on target.
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Breast Cancer – Safety in numbers
Clinical trials have a long history of shaping medical thinking, by allowing researchers to test new theories and therapies on a broad population base. For HMRI cancer researchers the trials remain as relevant today as they were in the heady days of 18th Century exploration. Scurvy was a major concern when canny Scottish physician James […]
Healthy Lifestyles – SHED-IT Program
Overweight, unhappy and mired in a middle-age slump, Graeme Valentine promised himself – and his father – that he would weigh under 90kg by the time he turned 50 and his Dad turned 70 in 2013.
Saving Time – Type 1 Diabetes in the Solomon Islands (Case Study)
“Island time” is a child’s worst enemy in the remote Solomon Islands when it comes to Type-1 diabetes, but a Newcastle researcher has developed a program that crosses borders and saves young lives.
Improving asthma management for pregnant women and their kids (Case Study)
An asthma management study developed by University of Newcastle researchers, which halved asthma attacks in pregnant women, has also yielded a 90 per cent postnatal reduction in bronchiolitis and croup among their children.
Finding solutions for fertility – John Aitken (Case Study)
For Laureate Professor John Aitken, leader of a 50-strong research team studying reproductive science, curing infertility and creating better methods of contraception are the two single most important issues facing the world.
Breaths of fresh air (Case Study)
Breathing is something most take for granted, done with such ease that it is taken care of by our subconscious without even a thought. However this is not the case for someone living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
New clinical trials centre helping asthma sufferers
Adults with asthma are invited to take part in a Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) trial investigating how dietary factors impact on asthma symptoms and response to medication.
Newcastle biologist named NSW Scientist of the Year
HMRI researcher Laureate Professor John Aitken has been named NSW Scientist of the Year at the 2012 NSW Science and Engineering awards in Sydney.
Professor John Attia named HMRI 2012 Researcher of the Year!
The Hunter Region’s most prestigious medical research award was presented tonight to a prolific, multidisciplinary epidemiologist working in fields as diverse as asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, mental health, public health and stroke.
