Hunter researchers have launched the TROG 15.01 SPARK clinical trial, using revolutionary technology to improve targeting accuracy and reduce treatment time for prostate cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.

The computer science techniques used to analyse the writing style in Shakespeare plays can also be applied to cancer diagnostic procedures, according to the co-leader of HMRI’s Information Based Medicine program, Professor Pablo Moscato.

A study of more than 7000 Australian women has found that those undergoing a menopausal transition are likely to gain weight regardless of how closely they follow healthy eating guidelines.

A new Magnetic Resonance (MR) centre will be built adjacent to the HMRI Building in Newcastle, giving Hunter-based medical researchers and clinical trial participants priority access to world-leading technology for the first time.

A University of Newcastle research team is riding a new wave of exploration into how the brain responds to stroke and chronic psychological stress after discovering significant new traits for neural connectors known as glial cells.

The University of Newcastle has received a grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Cancer Council NSW to investigate patients’ preferences in relation to end-of-life care.

Using comprehensive health data from men aged 18, two international studies have highlighted a strong link between long-term stroke risk and both cardiovascular and mental fitness in early adulthood.

University of Newcastle reproductive expert John Aitken is hoping to stem abortion rates among the next generation of Australian women by developing a female contraceptive that paralyses sperm and protects from sexually transmitted diseases.

The Hunter Transplant Research Foundation (HTRF) is holding its first ever Glow Walk on September 7 to celebrate the gift of life and raise funds for research into transplant issues like chronic rejection and elevated cancer risks.

Tracking which treatments actually work for the one in five children and adults who suffer from chronic pain is the focus of a new study that hopes to improve the understanding of how we deal with pain in Australia and New Zealand.