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... journal, Nature Genetics, confirms that MS is an autoimmune disease and provides clues about the causes of MS. The discovery was ... have a sibling with multiple sclerosis your risk of developing the disease rises from roughly 1 in 1000 to 35 in 1000. For a long time, ... they are linked. In time, this could lead to better therapies or even prevention of MS.” MS affects 2.5 million people worldwide including ...
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... are in health behavior, tobacco control, alcohol control, chronic disease prevention, impact evaluation, health policy, health care financing, ... Specialised/Technical Skills Tobacco and alcohol control Chronic disease prevention Health Behaviour Health Promotion Mixed methods ...
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... and University of Newcastle researchers will explore new stroke prevention therapies, preterm birth interventions and a dual approach to ... Adrenal-targeted nanobiotechnology: A novel therapy for adrenal disease The adrenal gland produces hormones essential for life-long ... develop novel drug treatments and single-injection cures for adrenal disease. Dr Jonathan Paul $732,300 Targeted delivery of ...
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... lifetime, including asthma which is the most common chronic childhood disease. Nutrition can have a profound effect on one's wellbeing and it ... My drive is to ensure nutrition is a key aspect in the management and prevention of chronic disease, including asthma. This drive has only been further fuelled by ...
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... there is a high incidence of people with underlying cardiopulmonary disease and on-going exposure to other air pollution, the impacts of ... research projects the Heart Foundation is funding into causes, prevention, and treatment of heart disease, stroke and related conditions. Announcing the $13.9 million ...
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... have to manage more of their own care,” she said. “Research shows prevention and good management is the best way to avoid hospital ... greatly reduces the risk of later developing diabetes-related eye disease by 76 per cent, kidney disease by 50 per cent, nerve damage by 60 per cent and any heart ...
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... exacerbations so that targets for development of novel approaches to prevention/therapy can be identified. Virus infections are the major ... them to abnormal differentiation and repair and these appear early in disease development. Another finding is that asthmatic epithelium can ... IL-13. These cytokines drive the pathological processes that underpin disease. However it is still unclear how viral infection of airway ...
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... will give you a better understanding of: The origins of Alzheimer’s disease and the latest research What are the modifiable risk factors ... to reduce risk factors How to access the latest clinical trials on prevention and treatment Sign up to the waitlist Session 2: T he ... latest medical research findings and practical advice on Parkinson's disease and your gut health. What the science says about probiotics The ...
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... burden of chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease on individuals, families, and the community,” Dr Sutherland ... behavioural science to target leading risk factors for chronic disease – namely diet and physical activity – and working with ... including Australia’s largest population-wide child obesity prevention service known as Good for Kids. Good for Life (GFK.GFL). This ...
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... babies, and what we can do to help families adopt healthy behaviours. Disease prevention later in life: We are testing whether a common vaccine for ...