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12 Days of HMRI is done for this year, thanks for following! Like what you see? Support more great research just like this! Give a gift of better health this Christmas, by purchasing a ticket...
12 Days of HMRI No. 12: Anti-viral treatment bringing asthmatics in from the cold
A new therapy developed by respiratory researchers from the Hunter and the UK has yielded a marked reduction in acute asthma exacerbations triggered by the common cold. The study found that a s...
12 Days of HMRI No. 11: Artificial pancreas to automate diabetes management
A revolutionary ‘artificial pancreas’ being jointly developed by Hunter diabetes researchers and engineers from the University of Newcastle will help eliminate the guesswork from diabetes man...
12 Days of HMRI No. 10: Exercise provides the key to preventing early-onset dementia
A new international study involving Hunter researchers showed for the first time that teenagers with poor cardiovascular fitness and a lower IQ have a significantly increased risk of developing e...
12 Days of HMRI No. 9: Pregnancy researchers unlock key to triggering labour
Pioneering research by the Mothers and Babies Research Centre led to the discovery of an electrical ‘switch’ in the uterine muscle that fails to engage in pregnant women who are overweight, p...
12 Days of HMRI No. 8: MHF biobank an investment in brain cancer research
A new “biobank” for brain cancer was established at HMRI courtesy of funding from the Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF). Blood and tissue samples donated by patients at various times in their br...
12 Days of HMRI No. 7: Second-hand smoke study triggers proposed home-unit law reform
A study of cigarette smoke exposure in multi-unit housing by Hunter researcher Billie Bonevski has been instrumental in achieving proposed NSW Strata by-law reforms banning smoking in common area...
12 Days of HMRI No. 6: Genetic study brings new schizophrenia insights
Hunter researchers have helped unearth more than 100 genetic variants associated with schizophrenia, after contributing to the largest genome-wide study of the disease ever conducted. The pro...
12 Days of HMRI No. 5: New Imaging Centre to bring sharper focus on disease
In one of the most significant developments of 2014, a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) centre boasting the most advanced scanning technology in the Southern Hemisphere was opened at HMRI. ...
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We’re currently revisiting some of the Hunter’s most significant research developments of 2014. So far we’ve looked at spinal injuries, prostate cancer, asthma & emphysema, and improving ...
12 Days of HMRI No. 4: Exercise the best ‘medicine’ for spinal injury recovery
Hunter research is bringing hope of restored muscle function to those suffering paralysis from spinal damage. Laboratory modelling, led by neurophysiologist Dr Michelle Rank, indicates that exe...
12 Days of HMRI No. 3: RADAR detects new prostate cancer treatment
Hunter researchers, with Australian and New Zealand counterparts, have discovered a powerful new prostate cancer treatment regime that can reduce the spread of aggressive but apparently localised...
12 Days of HMRI No. 2: Protein speck pinpointed in respiratory disease inflammation
Hunter researchers found that sinister specks of a molecule known as ASC are escaping from cells then coursing through the body to exacerbate the inflammation response in major airway diseases su...
12 Days of HMRI No. 1: SCORES proves a winner for children’s fitness
More than 200 young school children gained profound fitness benefits from a year-long physical activity and movement skills intervention run by University of Newcastle researchers. Outcomes for...
12 Days of HMRI - Hunter research of 2014
Are you ready for 12 days of HMRI? From now until Christmas we’re revisiting 12 of our key research developments from 2014 – highlighting the life-changing, translational work undertaken by...
It’s the 2014 HMRI Awards Night tonight, and we’ll...
It’s the 2014 HMRI Awards Night tonight, and we’ll be live blogging all the action right here from 6pm AEDST. Tune in to stay up to date!
3dhealingwalk: Thrilled that so many people there to greet me....
3dhealingwalk : > Thrilled that so many people there to greet me. I had no idea.
It is done. Fantastic overwhelming.
It is done. Fantastic overwhelming. : 3dhealingwalk : > Well folks it is done. 66 days after leaving Canterbury I have > arrived in Rome on a Sunday during a mass. I di...
3dhealingwalk: Tribute to Pelligrini at top of Montefiascone....
3dhealingwalk : > Tribute to Pelligrini at top of Montefiascone. Another hill top town > with churches history and old buildings. > I bet you tell which one is me!
Nearing the bell lap.
Nearing the bell lap. : 3dhealingwalk : > Today a relatively easy 30km to Viterbo from Bolsena via Bagnaccio. > Today was a day that if Sigeric returned he would find t...