Many Australians report an increase in mental health symptoms at Christmas time. HMRI Director, Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin is also a mental health researcher from our Healthy Minds Research Program. Hear Frances talk about how to help navigate mental health issues over the festive period – both your own and that of your loved ones.
Category: Research
Repurposing an old discovery: Targeting a molecule in a children’s cancer
Professor Xu Dong Zhang and his team have discovered a way to combat a form of cancer most common in children under five – neuroblastoma.
Researcher identifies 6,000 sperm proteins, potentially leading to a male contraceptive
Dr David Skerrett-Byrne from the HMRI Infertility and Reproduction Research Program has for the first time profiled 6,000 sperm proteins that could help create a non-hormonal male contraceptive.
Asthma in Pregnancy Toolkit pilot to start in Canberra
A world first Asthma and Pregnancy toolkit designed to improve the health of pregnant women and their babies will be rolled out across the ACT. Developed by HMRI and University of Newcastle researchers, the toolkit is designed to ensure that health care professionals have access to the most up to date evidence-based treatments for pregnant women.
Does time heal old wounds? Researchers investigate recovery from Intimate Partner Violence
Researchers have discovered women who experience Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) are nearly twice as likely to suffer mental health disorders and only around 22% felt fully recovered after a decade. The team conducted an anonymous online survey of 665 people with lived experience of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) to attempt to find out if recovery […]
New funding for precision medicine platform to improve targeted treatments for schizophrenia
HMRI’s Professor Murray Cairns was awarded $1 million funding from the NSW Government to explore genetically informed precision medicine for schizophrenia using human cerebral organoids.
Researchers discover why viral infections are worse in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease sufferers
Dr Jemma Mayall from HMRI’s Immune Health Research Program led the study which discovered that a type of immune cell called a Natural Killer cell was abnormally active in people with COPD.
Researchers find breast cancer protein that could predict chemotherapy sensitivity
Researchers have identified a protein that, when present in high amounts in breast cancer tumours, is an indicator of whether DNA-damaging therapies will work or not. Lead author of the study, HMRI and University of Newcastle PhD researcher Luiza Steffens-Reinhardt, said this work could lead to more effective chemotherapy for people with breast cancer.
Why haven’t I had COVID yet?
Throughout the pandemic, Australia has recorded 10.4 million cases of COVID-19, with the majority occurring this year. That leaves about a third of the population who are yet to have COVID – or NOVIDs. So what do we know about NOVIDs?
World-first website designed to help reduce the risk of repeat stroke
A world-first website featuring evidence-based resources to help survivors of stroke move more and eat well to reduce the risk of a second stroke, has launched in Australia. The i-REBOUND after stroke website has been developed under the le
