A new therapy developed by respiratory researchers from the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and UK has yielded a marked reduction in acute asthma exacerbations triggered by the common cold.
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Artificial pancreas to automate diabetes management
Details of a revolutionary ‘artificial pancreas’ being jointly developed by University of Newcastle engineers and HMRI diabetes researchers were revealed today with the launch of a new website.
HMRI researchers close to identifying the source of serious asthma attacks
Last year our paediatric and respiratory research team published a paper in the world’s leading journal for biomedical research, Nature Medicine, after detecting molecular signals generated very early in the disease process for virus-and allergen-induced asthma.
Young women becoming more active, and more stressed
Young Australian women are fatter, fitter and more fraught today than they were in the mid-’90s, according to the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health researchers.
The stark cost of construction industry suicides
Suicidal behaviour among NSW construction industry workers costs the State economy more than $520 million every year, according to a new report by Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Health Research Economist Professor Christopher Doran.
Breath test to reduce peanut allergy trauma
As the prevalence of peanut allergy increases world-wide, two HMRI paediatric researchers are developing a unique diagnostic test that will be less traumatic and more accurate for young patients.
Pregnant pause in optimal dietary information
Researchers from the University of Newcastle have found there is no universal consensus on what constitutes an optimal diet for women before, during and after pregnancy, despite a glut of nutritional information being available.
Research projects attract $17.8 million funding boost
University of Newcastle/HMRI researchers have welcomed more than $17.8 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in its 2014 funding round, as announced by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
MHF biobank an investment in brain cancer research
A new “biobank” for brain cancer is being established at the Hunter Medical Research Institute courtesy of funding from the Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF).
Mental health leader hailed on $3.5m night for research
Mental health trailblazer Professor Brian Kelly has been heralded as the Hunter’s Researcher of the Year for 2014 during a record-breaking Awards Night held by HMRI.
