NSW Health and Medical Research

Health & Medical Research news

08 MAY 2024

Trailblazing Aboriginal health leaders focus of recent CVRN 2024 event

Kiel Hennessey, Aunty Audrey Trindall, Dr Heidi Janssen, Michelle Kennedy and Ray Kelly The Aboriginal...

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30 APR 2024

Solving mysteries of the human microbiome

Microbiology Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Emily Hoedt (PhD), is engaged in ground-breaking work which...

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18 APR 2024

Burn 2 Learn school exercise program boosts adolescent fitness and health

A world first school-based physical activity program tailored to adolescents is improving the cardiorespiratory...

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04 APR 2024

Novel pancreatic cancer drug targets scar-like tumour tissue 

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have tested a new drug that directly targets...

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26 MAR 2024

Sleep Ninja® app boosts adolescent sleep and mental health

A novel evidence-based smartphone sleep app co-designed by teenagers and their parents, together with...

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22 MAR 2024

Spotlight on: The patient diagnostic odyssey

To shorten the time it takes to detect and treat rare diseases, NSW Health is engaged in many different...

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08 MAR 2024

Novel bionic glasses help the blind ‘see’ through sound

When The Voice coaches all turned their chairs during Julee-Anne Bell’s 2021 audition, the blind, classically...

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01 MAR 2024

Outstanding cardiovascular researchers and Indigenous health leaders celebrated at CVRN Showcase and Ministerial Awards

Gifted NSW cardiovascular researchers received Ministerial awards for their outstanding achievements...

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22 FEB 2024

Over $8 million awarded to 16 NSW cardiovascular researchers

Photo credit: Stock imagery Every year in NSW over 15,000 people die from cardiovascular disease....

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14 FEB 2024

What do sleep and breathing issues do to the brain?

Icaria, Greece. Source: Stock imagery In the future, people living in the ‘blue zones of the world’...

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