A University of Newcastle research team is sizing up Hunter men for a new program aimed at reducing the rising rates of type 2 diabetes.
A globally recognised leader in online weight loss programs will this week challenge a Newcastle audience to judge whether traditional face-to-face programs are ‘old hat’.
A drug that is widely used to treat pain and epilepsy can substantially reduce the severity of long-term chronic coughing, according to a new study conducted by University of Newcastle researchers.
In what is akin to finding a needle in a haystack, a genetic discovery has helped medical researchers in Newcastle take a further stride towards pre-determining the risk factors for stroke.
A University of Newcastle researcher is calling on young people to volunteer for a project to improve understanding of the brain’s development.
The University of Newcastle has taken delivery of a vital piece of medical research equipment that allows cancer researchers to rapidly translate research from the bench to the bedside.
The NSW Minister for Health and Medical Research, the Hon Jillian Skinner, has reaffirmed the State Government’s commitment to medical research in the Hunter Region, announcing HMRI as one of 11 medical research institutes awarded funding in the 2012-16 Medical Research Support Program (MRSP).
A restored portrait of Novocastrian innovator and visionary Professor David Maddison was unveiled on Monday, September 17, in the new HMRI Building at the John Hunter campus.
This special Newcastle Herald magazine, Seeking the Cure, is published to mark next Friday’s official opening of the $90 million, state-of-the-art Hunter Medical Research Institute building adjacent to John Hunter Hospital.
A Newcastle researcher using innovative education programs to tackle Australia’s obesity epidemic has won a prestigious 2012 Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Award.