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Tuesday October 8, 2024

IMPACT receives $5 million in NHMRC funding towards the discovery of new treatments for schizophrenia

Researchers from IMPACT have received $5 million in funding through the 2024 NHMRC Synergy Grants scheme, to help lead the discovery of new treatments for schizophrenia.  

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Tuesday August 27, 2024

Barwon Health Physio team awarded research grant to develop clinical educators

Congratulations to Dr Paula Harding MACP, allied health director at Barwon Health (pictured), who has received a $30,000 grant from the Pat Cosh Trust for her research project, titled ‘Development of a caree...

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Tuesday August 20, 2024

Geelong study celebrates 30 years of knowledge gains in healthy ageing

Male recruitment began in 2001 with the initial 1540 male participants now numbering about 650 with a similar age range as the female cohort.

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Monday July 29, 2024

New Barwon Health study offers hope for Buruli ulcer patients

The Barwon Health Infectious Diseases Unit is undertaking a world-first clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a new specific antibiotic called Telacebec in the treatment of Buruli Ulcer.

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Monday July 15, 2024

Barwon Health and Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative work together in clinical trial for Indigenous Australians with type 2 diabetes

Barwon Health is proud to be conducting a Type 2 diabetes trial with research partner Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative. The study, called Flash, is the first in hopefully many more clinical trials...

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Wednesday July 10, 2024

Cardiology Clinical Trials at Barwon Health leading the way

The Barwon Health Cardiology Research Unit (pictured) recently recruited the first participant in Australia for three large international clinical trials within the space of seven...

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Wednesday July 10, 2024

Australian researchers present potential new treatment option for nicotine addiction

Smokers seeking to conquer their addiction may have a new treatment option following the results from a clinical trial conducted at Barwon Health and other public hospitals, which found a...

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Thursday May 30, 2024

Research in Geelong leads to a worldwide advance in diagnosing Whipple’s Disease

An innovative research project by the Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory at Barwon Health has uncovered a new and simpler method to diagnose Whipple’s Disease without the standard..

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Wednesday May 29, 2024

Announcing our first Clinician Scientist Pathway Scholarship Recipient

Meet Catherine Williams, the first Barwon Health and Deakin University Clinician Scientist Pathway Scholarship Recipient Barwon Health and Deakin University are delighted to announce that..

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