News & Articles

December 24, 2014

In the following videos, HMRI researcher Clare Collins, Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle, has some simple advice.

Vale – Sonia Walkom, HMRI Foundation stalwart

June 2, 2014

Sonia Walkom, matriarch of Newcastle’s real estate industry and a much-cherished HMRI stalwart, passed away last Friday after a battle with cancer.

New study is sizing up the shape of young women

May 30, 2014

Dietetic researchers at the University of Newcastle have begun recruiting women aged 18 to 44 to examine the body shape and composition changes that have arisen over the past 15 years.

Asthma researchers shine in Thoracic Society awards

May 30, 2014

Professor Peter Gibson, co-leader of the HMRI VIVA (Viruses, Infections/Immunity, Vaccines and Asthma) Research Program has been elected incoming President of the prestigious Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane

Minister outlines vision for Hunter biotech base

May 20, 2014

The Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) hosted an official visit by the Federal Minister for Industry, the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, today to discuss opportunities to foster new national and international biomedical links between science and industry.

Saturated fats to be served in radical nutrition trial

May 16, 2014

Guilt-free servings of butter and white chocolate are on the menu for participants in a revolutionary clinical trial being conducted by HMRI nutrition researcher Professor Manohar Garg.

Medical Research in the 2014 Budget: Today’s good news will hopefully be tomorrow’s “better” news

May 16, 2014

No Treasurer can please all the people all the time in a tough economic climate but each Federal Budget manages to have a funding centrepiece that shines like a beacon among the inevitable winners and losers.

Award for Healthy Dads Healthy Kids initiative

May 13, 2014

University of Newcastle Professor Philip Morgan’s highly successful obesity prevention program Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids (HDHK) has received global recognition for excellence and leadership in promoting health and well-being in the community.

Boosting the body’s defence against lung inflammation

May 6, 2014

Respiratory researcher Laureate Professor Paul Foster is developing new anti-inflammatory approaches to treat asthma and lung infections. One promising approach is to boost the body’s own defence systems against infections, especially against those that trigger asthma.

Asthma walkers breathing life into HMRI research

May 1, 2014

HMRI respiratory researchers will benefit from a new Asthma Foundation NSW event called 5k a Day in May that began in the Hunter today.

Gen Ys shaping health care future through WHoA survey

April 29, 2014

More than 17,000 young women bucked the stereotypical ‘Generation Me’ tag last year to complete a wide-ranging medical survey that will help shape the future of Australia’s health care services.