HMRI Celebrate 25 Years with ABC Live Broadcast
June 15, 2023

Listen to ABC Newcastle's Medical Research Week live broadcast from HMRI, celebrating Medical Research Week 2023.

What is RSV?
June 14, 2023

As the temperature drops, cases of sniffles tend to increase. In addition to the common cold, influenza, and COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is another respiratory infection that our community should be aware of.

The ultimate life lesson:Introducing HMRI’s 2022 Researcher of the Year, Professor Brett Nixon
June 14, 2023

HMRI Researcher of the Year 2022, Infertility and Reproduction Program Lead Professor Brett Nixon, first witnessed the wonder of conception when he was just seven years old.

Groundbreaking research has potential to transform physiotherapy practices in Australia.
June 12, 2023

Connor Gleadhill, a senior physiotherapist and HMRI researcher with the Population Health Research Program has achieved a significant milestone in his research journey. The article titled ‘Meaningful coproduction with clinicians: establishing a practice-based research network with physiotherapists in regional Australia’ has been published in the Health Research Policy and Systems Journal. 

HMRI Art Series Returns for 2023: Where Art and Science blend seamlessly.
June 8, 2023

Breaking boundaries and fusing scientific brilliance with creative artistry, is at the heart of this year's HMRI Art series with Professor Brett Nixon, the recipient of the HMRI 2022 Award for Research Excellence, and the incredibly talented Newcastle-based artist, Mitch Revs, joining forces.  

Drug combination discovery extending life expectancy of children with brain cancer
May 31, 2023

Newcastle and Hunter-based researchers have discovered a drug combination that could dramatically improve the life expectancy of children with brain cancer.

Knights go 50-50 for charity with HMRI
May 31, 2023

HMRI went 50-50 in more than $14,000 as the Newcastle Knight's charity of choice on Sunday 28 May 2023. 

Throwback Thursday: Accelerating technology accelerates research 
May 25, 2023

DNA sequencing has come a long way since 1998, as Laureate Professor Rodney Scott reflects.

Trumaine Rankmore
May 24, 2023

It’s the people that make HMRI what it is. They’re more than their work, so we want to shine the spotlight on the Humans of HMRI.

What is Lactoferrin and can it help boost immune function?
May 22, 2023

Researchers at HMRI are interested in learning more about how the protein, Lactoferrin, may be able to boost our immune systems. So what is it and what does it do? Here are four things you need to know about Lactoferrin