Category: Research Development

Diabetes Australia has announced a new partnership with health company Medibank to support life changing research into type 2 diabetes prevention. Diabetes Australia and the Medibank Better Health Research Hub will co-fund the Medibank and Diabetes Australia Research Award, a $200,000 two-year initiative designed to fast-track innovative, evidence-based interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes. This … Continued

A 13-year study of older Australians has revealed that where you live may play a powerful role in how your brain ages. A collaboration between researchers from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW Sydney and the Australian Catholic University (ACU) has found that living in walkable, green, and well-connected neighbourhoods – especially … Continued

An innovative new study from researchers at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney, reveals that something as simple as a mouse’s dinner could be distorting critical preclinical imaging results. Published in Magnetochemistry, the research explores how standard laboratory diets can cause unexpected and misleading signals in Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) – a powerful … Continued

A major international research effort led by UNSW’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) is reshaping our understanding of dementia by addressing a longstanding gap in global health equity. A new paper published in a special issue of Neuroscience on ‘Global Diversity and Disparity in Mental Health and Brain Health’ highlights how the Cohort Studies … Continued

  On Thursday 29 May, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Patron of Cancer Council ACT, hosted a special Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea event at Government House for volunteers, supporters and researchers.   At the event, Dr. Di Wang and Dr. Olga Zaytseva, both from the Australian National University … Continued