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Wednesday December 4, 2024

Barwon Health researchers achieve well-deserved successes in grants and awards

Congratulations to these Barwon Health researchers, who have enjoyed recent successes for their work from external research organisations and funding bodies.

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Wednesday December 4, 2024

Congratulations to the 2024 Barwon Health Research Symposium Prize Winners

Thanks to all who joined us at the Barwon Health Research Symposium to celebrate what has been a great year in research.

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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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