Dietitians play an important role in healthcare, providing expert advice and guidance on food, nutrition, and diet to keep us healthy and treat a wide variety of patients with specific diseases and conditions. Did you know that there are specialist dietitians that focus on managing particular symptoms? One of these specialisations is gastro dietetics. Immune […]
Category: Immune Health
Mission to solve unexplained gut disease granted $3m NHMRC funding
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has awarded $3m to the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Digestive Health to continue its mission to find causes of chronic unexplained gut diseases,unlock new targets for therapies and ultimately cure disease. Announced by Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ged Kearney MP, the funding […]
A glow of hope for kidney transplant recipients
Each year, around 800 Australians undergo a kidney transplant operation and while a kidney transplant is a new lease on life for those who receive one, the risk of infection remains a major problem for patients due to the side effects of lifelong immunosuppressants needed to prevent organ rejection.
A tireless advocate for organ donation
Jenny Groth has dealt with a lot of pain, having survived a near-fatal hit-and-run in 2005. Nonetheless, she says that kidney dialysis was the thing that nearly broke her.
Multiple Sclerosis drug trial to come to Newcastle
Hunter Medical Research Institute researcher, Professor Jeannette Lechner-Scott from the Newcastle MS Clinic, will lead the PLATYPUS trial when it launches in Newcastle.
Researchers provide world-first platform to help understand how bushfire smoke harms the lungs and heart
A team of researchers led by Professor Jay Horvat and Dr Henry Gomez have developed a world-first platform to define the impact of exposure to landscape fire smoke on the heart and lungs. The researchers found that short and long-term exposure to landscape fire smoke particulate matter (bushfire smoke) increased the hyperresponsiveness of airways and […]
Solving the enigmatic condition of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Gut health researcher Dr Grace Burns, from HMRI’s Immune Health Research Program, says that the term IBS has been around for decades for but it’s only in the past 15 years or so that the medical community has started to take it seriously.
Research reveals gut’s crucial role in lung disease
Research led by the Centenary Institute, the University of Technology Sydney and the Hunter Medical Research Institute suggests that the gut microbiome plays a pivotal role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), paving the way for new therapeutic treatments.
How to cure a hangover
For many of us, the holiday season can include enjoying a few festive drinks with friends and family. However, the morning after a night of celebration can often be accompanied by the dreaded hangover. Dr Georgina Williams, an Accredited Practising Dietitian, and researcher in HMRI’s Immune Health research program shares some of the science behind […]
‘Tis the season for indulgence. Managing overeating this Christmas
Dr Georgina Williams, an Accredited Practising Dietitian and researcher in HMRI’s Immune Health research program provides some great advice to help you manage your indulgence this festive season.
