Posted on: 10 May, 2021
There are calls for a carefully-considered, tailored approach to the prescription of multiple medicines with new research finding a person’s age and sex influence the impact of multiple medications.
More than half of older Australians take five or more regular medications, with the higher number of medications directly linked to a higher chance of adverse reactions, like falls, confusion and frailt.....
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Category: Neuroscience and Pain Research, New Treatment
Posted on: 10 December, 2020
The Kolling’s Dr Amanda Hudson will lead an exciting pilot study after being awarded an innovation grant by the Mark Hughes Foundation for brain cancer research.
The Bill Walsh Lab scientist is one of a select group to have received funding from the foundation. Her research will now investigate the early detection of disease progression in brain cancer.
Dr Hudson said identifying changes in tumour .....
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Category: Funding support, Neuroscience and Pain Research
Posted on: 12 November, 2020
Some of the nation’s leading pain experts are set to embark on research which they believe will change the way chronic pain is managed.
The program of research will be carried out by the team from the Pain Management Research Institute after generous funding from the Ernest Heine Family Foundation.
Located within the Kolling Institute and Royal North Shore Hospital, the Pain Management Research Ins.....
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Category: Funding support, Neuroscience and Pain Research, New Treatment
Posted on: 09 November, 2020
Congratulations to the Kolling’s Dr Ryan Davis following his appointment as president-elect of the Australian Society for Medical Research. (ASMR)
Dr Davis is part of the Neurogenetics team, driving research into mitochondrial diseases and Parkinson’s disease.
His work bridges basic and clinical research, while he also supports the Neurogenetics Clinic at Royal North Shore Hospital to improve the d.....
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Category: Neuroscience and Pain Research