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Award raises profile of early career research at the Kolling Institute
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Two of the Kolling Institute’s emerging leaders are gaining attention after receiving the ATA Scientific Encouragement Award. The award, which was launched more than a decade ago, aims to provide young scientists with financial assistance to further their education and attend scientific meetings and conferences. Scientific officer Kevin Winardi from the Kolling’s Lab of Ageing
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Research driving the development of new implants and improving outcomes
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Our researchers at the Kolling Institute have joined with international collaborators to develop a revolutionary implant for hip replacements. The ceramic implant, designed for hip resurfacing procedures, doesn’t require the long stem used in common hip replacements. This means surgeons are not removing the bone which they would generally remove for a hip replacement. Professor
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Research to improve postmenopausal women’s bone and muscle health
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Kolling Institute researchers Dr. Shejil Kumar and Professor Rory Clifton-Bligh have embarked on a pioneering study to enhance bone health in postmenopausal women. The study, titled “Combining Osteoanabolic Pharmacotherapy with Osteogenic Exercise in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis and Osteopenia “The ROLEX-DUO Study,” is set to recruit 100 women aged 50 and above. The primary focus
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Philanthropic funds launch crucial research into little-known cancer
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Generous community support is strengthening our research into oesophageal cancer, lifting hopes of improved treatments for the aggressive and deadly cancer. The Fight for a Cure charity has donated $100,000 towards Dr Colby Stevenson’s research, on top of a $100,000 donation from the Howlett family, in memory of their son Scott who died from the
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Leading new centre to strengthen cancer research and expertise
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Researchers at the Kolling Institute have welcomed the launch of Australia’s premier cancer clinical trials centre on the Royal North Shore Hospital campus. NORTH Sydney Trials and Research Van Norton Poche or NORTH STAR VNP has been made possible by a $20 million gift from the late Kay Van Norton Poche and her husband Greg.
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Crucial steps towards gene therapy for debilitating Meniere’s disease
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Our researchers at the Kolling Institute are at the forefront of Meniere’s disease science developing the first humanised model of the disease ahead of gene therapy. The specialised team is led by world-leading Meniere’s disease researcher and neuroscientist Professor Jose Antonio Lopez-Escamez who relocated from Spain to the institute to pursue his ground-breaking work. His
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Researchers develop urine test based on kidney cell colour and AI to diagnose chronic kidney disease
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We may soon have a convenient and painless approach to diagnose chronic kidney disease following research by the team from the Kolling Institute’s Renal Research Laboratory. Chronic kidney disease is an emerging global health issue, currently affecting more than 11 per cent of Australians and 13 per cent of the worldwide population. By 2032, it’s
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Special Research Feature – Year in Review 2023
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Our Kolling Institute Year in Review profiles our innovative and life-changing research across the Kolling Institute. Our researchers are driving investigations into some of the most challenging health conditions from heart and kidney disease to musculoskeletal conditions, chronic pain, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. Our teams have continued to increase their research impact, while forging significant new collaborations. They
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Valuable new funds support game-changing cancer research
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Our ground-breaking leukaemia research at the Kolling Institute has received an important boost with the Cancer Council NSW announcing a $450,000 grant for Associate Professor Jenny Wang and her research team. The funds will help the development of a new therapy to greatly improve survival rates for those with acute myeloid leukaemia. This form of
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World first research to develop cognitive impairment guidelines after spinal cord injury
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A team of researchers from the Kolling Institute’s John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research has launched a study to develop the first internationally accepted guidelines for assessing cognitive function after a spinal cord injury. The latest data indicates that over 15 million people globally live with a spinal cord injury, and in Australia, there are
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