A newly published study showing the cardiovascular impacts of choir singing may have important implications for stoke and brain injury recovery, according to Hunter Medical Research Institute Director Michael Nilsson.
As health and social conditions deteriorate in his native Papua New Guinea Highlands region, Catholic priest Matthew Landu is hoping that his connection with HMRI’s Mothers and Babies Research Program can be a stimulus for change.
An international Translational Cancer Research Conference to be held in Newcastle later this year will aim to foster a new targeted approach to cancer treatment by improving communication channels between scientists and clinicians.
The 2013 HMRI Through the Lens photographic competition has been run and won, with two shots showing the stunningly beautiful world of science under the microscope scooping the respective categories.
Public health researchers Professor John Wiggers and Dr Luke Wolfenden have received $515,000 from the Australian Research Council to develop a web-based tool that will help community sports clubs improve their alcohol management programs.
Potential health impacts of the Hunter Region’s air quality will be the focus of a Community Scientific Engagement Forum in Newcastle on September 23-24, with an international panel of medical experts set to attend.
International ties between the University of Newcastle and Harvard Medical School have been strengthened with the arrival of a young respiratory researcher to work on a ground-breaking emphysema study underway at the HMRI Building.
HMRI physical education researcher David Lubans is leading a research project into the link between adolescent boys, the amount of time that they spend in front of a computer or TV screen and their level of physical fitness.
Using sophisticated computer modelling, a University of Newcastle researcher has helped find the missing piece to a 20-year cardiology puzzle – working out precisely how the heart regulates its beat.