For National Stroke Week (8 – 14 August), world-leading stroke researcher Professor Coralie English shares five things everyone needs to know about stroke, from prevention and identification, to rehabilitation and living well after stroke.
Category: Research
COVID Q&A: The Future of COVID
What is the future of COVID? We talk to respiratory disease researcher and physician Professor Peter Wark, viral Immunologist Associate Professor Nathan Bartlett on what we can expect for the future of COVID-19.
The psychological toll of fertility issues lasts for years, even if women conceive.
Researchers are calling for the inclusion of regular mental health assessments in fertility treatment guidelines and ongoing support after research shows that fertility problems contribute to women’s psychological distress, even if the fertility issues are resolved.
Pneumonia risk signals potential for precision medicine
The largest ever genomic study of pneumonia has identified the genetic risk signals of the disease, paving the way for potential new treatments and the use of precision medicine.
Bowel Cancer and the Microbiome – The Community in our Gut
HMRI is all about community but gut health researcher Dr Emily Hoedt is investigating another type of community – what she calls “the community in our guts”!
Can a keto diet help with migraine?
With past studies showing that elevated ketone levels may exhibit benefits for those with neurological conditions like epilepsy, can a ketogenic (keto) diet help one of the world’s other most common neurological conditions – migraine?
Asthma expert warns “uniquely unpredictable” winter ahead
Today is World Asthma Day and the National Asthma Council Australia is reminding the 2.7 million Australians with asthma that right now is the best time to get their annual flu vaccination.
Focusing on research co-production for autism
Supporting the varying needs of autistic people is a focus that researchers from HMRI and the University of Newcastle’s Family Interactions & Neurodevelopmental Lab (FIND LAB) are working collaboratively to achieve. With a focus on children and young people, the aim of their research is to study, promote and facilitate healthy development and wellbeing of […]
Is chocolate good or bad for you?
As we head towards the Easter long weekend and no doubt over-consumption of all things chocolate, we spoke with HMRI and University of Newcastle Molecular Nutritionist, Dr Emma Beckett, to get the truth about whether chocolate is really good or bad for you?
The painful reality of Endometriosis: HMRI researchers pursue treatment for incurable condition
Endometriosis is a progressive, chronic, and painful condition that affects almost one in ten Australian women.
