Five emerging researchers will have the chance to develop their skills and raise the international profile of the Kolling Institute thanks to generous funding from the Skipper Jacobs Charitable Trust. Academic Director Professor James Elliott said a total of $40,000 will be shared by the early-to-mid career researchers to increase their research impact and strengthen their collaborations. Pablo Cru.....
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New research from the University of Sydney and the Kolling Institute reveals that obesity, having a knee injury and occupational risks such as shift work and lifting heavy loads are primary causes of knee osteoarthritis. Published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, the study was led by Dr Vicky Duong and A/Professor Christina Abdel Shaheed from Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, a joint initiative betwee.....
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Thank you to Northside Living News for profiling an exciting clinical trial to prevent knee osteoarthritis. Our researchers at the Kolling Institute are now recruiting to the large-scale trial which will offer long-term support to lose weight and avoid knee osteoarthritis all together. If you would like to know more about the trial and to sign up, click here: To read about the details in North.....
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An innovative tool which could revolutionise the detection and treatment of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions will be further developed following a $230,000 gift. The donation was made following a campaign by the University of Sydney’s Advancement team and the NORTH Foundation to support the world’s first open-source dataset of whole-body muscle composition. The Kolling Institute’s Academ.....
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Our researchers at the Kolling Institute have spent close to 20 years assessing the true impact of road traffic injuries and the best way to help people recover well after a crash. The work by the team from the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research has not only highlighted the lingering effect of road accidents, but directly influenced reforms to the CTP injury compensation scheme in NSW. C.....
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If you're looking for the best advice for osteoarthritis care, have a listen to one of our leading clinicians and Kolling Institute researchers Professor David Hunter as he highlights the most effective treatment approaches and the low-value ones to avoid. Thank you to Dr Norman Swan and the team at the ABC's Health Report for the chance to discuss the condition and an exciting clinical trial .....
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A federal government funding boost will pave the way for a much-needed, tailored program for culturally diverse communities experiencing musculoskeletal pain. Dr Saurab Sharma, the Chief Clinical Scientist from the Pain Management and Research Centre at Royal North Shore Hospital, has received a National Health and Medical Research Council investigator grant to progress his research and develop an .....
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In one of the first global clinical trials of its kind, researchers have launched a study to investigate if a diet and exercise program aimed at weight loss can prevent the development of crippling knee osteoarthritis. The trial will be led by researchers from the University of Sydney and the Kolling Institute in collaboration with an international team from Wake Forest University in North Carolina.....
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As a clinical trials program lead at the Kolling Institute, Dr Karen Bracken has long been driven to help researchers conduct trials in the best way possible. “Researchers are passionate about their disease area and their patients, and they have so many unanswered questions,” she says. Karen comes from a family of clinicians, and while she didn’t want to practise medicine, she was still drawn to wo.....
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We would like to thank everyone involved in the 2024 Kolling Institute Symposium. During the event, a diverse collection of researchers detailed the latest progress with their ground-breaking work into kidney and heart disease treatments, bone and muscle conditions, rare cancers, and neurological challenges. There was a focus too on the innovative work to develop a unique wellbeing index. Researche.....
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