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Australia’s health prevention programs set for $5m NHMRC check up

The University of Newcastle will lead a national research program aiming to transform Australia’s healthprevention system and reduce the chronic disease burden. Awarded a $5 million National Health and Medical

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A two-pronged attack on ovarian cancer

Researchers from HMRI’s Drug Repurposing Research Program are currently waging a two-pronged attack on ovarian cancer. Dr Michelle Wong-Brown says that their research started out trying to find new drugs

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How pharmacists can help patients transitioning from hospital to home

Pharmacist and HMRI Heart and Stroke researcher, Joshua Bennetts, has devoted years to exploring the ways pharmacists provide meaningful support in the transition between hospital and home. “Many patients who

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What is a gastro dietitian and how can one help you?

Dietitians play an important role in healthcare, providing expert advice and guidance on food, nutrition, and diet to keep us healthy and treat a wide variety of patients with specific

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Long naps may improve memory in people with high risk of dementia

Sleep and dementia researcher, Dr Caroline Faucher, from HMRI’s Brain Neuromodulation Research Program has identified the impact that napping could have on the memory of those at who could be at

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The five ways people are managing stress

Earlier this year, researchers from HMRI’s Heart and Stroke Research Program commenced the FOCUSR study, a community-based research study on stress and stress management that aims to understand more about

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Lecanemab: the drug giving hope to people at risk of dementia

It’s estimated that there are more than 400,000 Australians currently living with dementia and around 150,000 people develop dementia in Australia each year.Without a medical breakthrough, the number of people

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What is Trauma Informed Care?

Trauma-informed care is a term you hear a lot in the healthcare, social services and education space but what does it actually mean? Professor Deb Loxton, Emma Byrnes and Dr

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Trauma and Injury patient Lisa Martin to compete in Paris Paralympics

Paralympian dressage rider Lisa Martin will compete at Versailles, Paris, on September 4th and 5th 2024. This is Lisa’s second time competing. Her first campaign took her to Rio de

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Mission to solve unexplained gut disease granted $3m NHMRC funding

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has awarded $3m to the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Digestive Health to continue its mission to find causes of chronic

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