NSW Health and Medical Research

Health & Medical Research news

19 JUN 2020

The researcher teasing apart bias and biology to improve the lives of women with heart disease

It might surprise some to learn that there can be differences in the way a heart attack affects men and women:...

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12 JUN 2020

A trial to remove confusion about delirium in older people after surgery

Going under the knife comes with risks but for older people, there’s an added danger: post-operative...

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28 MAY 2020

A new solution to get athletes with shin splints back on track faster

Ask any runner about injuries, and there’s a good chance they’ll mention shin splints – a...

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22 MAY 2020

What is the microbiome, and how can we use it to treat disease?

Once relegated to the realm of alternative medicine, the microbiome – the presence and actions...

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28 APR 2020

NSW Government grant helps bring world-class gene researcher back home

Imagine being diagnosed with a potentially serious cardiovascular disease. Worried and possibly frightened,...

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20 APR 2020

Over $20 million in funding awarded to 34 NSW cardiovascular researchers

With heart disease killing one person every 12 minutes, investment in cardiovascular research to predict,...

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19 APR 2020

The quest to find common causes of autoimmune disease

At first glance, Type I diabetes, Sjögren’s syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis don’t appear to have...

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07 APR 2020

$100M support for health workers to fight COVID-19

NSW frontline healthcare workers will be provided with free accommodation to protect their loved ones...

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29 MAR 2020

New app takes a surprising approach to keeping patients on track

If you’ve ever stopped taking medication or failed to keep up with home rehab exercises, you’re not alone....

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23 MAR 2020

Internationally renowned cardio researchers lured to NSW

Cardiovascular research is at the heart of the NSW Government’s $150 million investment over 10 years...

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