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  • Marina was 36 and preparing for the birth of her first child when she had a stroke, which paralysed her left side, due to a burst blood vessel in the right hemisphere of her brain. Unsure of her…
    26/3/2010 -
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  • The George targets disadvantaged populations around the world where access to basic health services may be restricted. The Institute is engaged in a number of programs working with Indigenous…
    29/3/2010 -
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  • Kidney transplant recipients are known to have a higher risk of cancer, compared to the general population, due to the need to take immunosuppressive drugs to prevent organ rejection. Results…
    30/4/2010 -
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  • Stroke occurs abruptly and often with devastating consequences. In a new study, The George Institute Director, Professor Craig Anderson, and his colleagues found that an uncommon but particularly…
    28/6/2010 -
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  • It’s a condition affecting communities and children worldwide. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is an umbrella term that describes a range of conditions arising from prenatal exposure to…
    01/7/2010 -
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  • The world’s first international polypill trial has shown that a four in one combination pill can halve predicted heart disease and stroke risk. Results were published today in the open access…
    26/5/2011 -
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  • An Australian study providing new evidence on the injury reduction benefits of motorcycle clothing in crashes will be launched in Sydney today.  The study, led by Liz de Rome, Research Fellow,…
    20/6/2011 -
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  • Currently in Australia, more than 16,000 people break their hip every year. All of these people will be admitted to hospital, and most will have some kind of surgery. A year later, less than half…
    30/6/2011 -
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  • New stroke research to be undertaken by the George Institute for Global Health has been awarded $4.2 million by the NHMRC, the largest ever investment for a research project in this area. Led by…
    11/10/2011 -
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  • It’s been more than 25 years since clothing has been examined as a safety mechanism for motorcycle riders. Injury researchers at The George Institute have filled a massive evidence gap, by providing…
    28/10/2011 -
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  • Road injury is a leading cause of fatal and severe injury for Aboriginal Australians. To better understand why this is, The George Institute has developed a program of work with a team of…
    09/2/2012 -
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  • At 34, Praveen has already achieved many things in his medical career - leading community based trials in chronic disease, working in the field of HIV/AIDS and STI for a Gates Foundation project and…
    21/2/2012 -
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  • Friday the 16th March is World Sleep Day and researchers at The George Institute for Global Health are calling for a greater focus on the importance of healthy sleeping and the link between…
    15/3/2012 -
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  • “I first came to Australia in December 2009 to commence my studies and work at The George Institute. I returned to Brazil in July 2010 to marry my lovely wife Marcia, who is also a researcher, and…
    12/4/2012 -
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  • When Anushka accepted the position of Senior Research Fellow at The George Institute in 2001, she would have been completely unaware of the impact she was set to have at her new workplace. She…
    10/5/2012 -
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  • When Anushka accepted the position of Senior Research Fellow at The George Institute in 2001, she would have been completely unaware of the impact she was set to have at her new workplace. She…
    10/5/2012 -
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  • Last year SMS traffic globally was expected to break eight trillion. It is a highly accessible communications channel and one that the George Institute for Global Health has harnessed to test…
    04/6/2012 -
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  • Older people comprise a large sector of the driving population and increase by 25% each decade. By 2030, there will be more than half a million drivers, aged 65 years and older, on New South Wales…
    26/6/2012 -
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  • Mary Anne Land joined The George Institute for Global Health in 2010. Not even 12 months after completing her Masters in Public Health in her hometown of Wollongong NSW, she now finds herself…
    03/7/2012 -
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  • Motivated by the chance to deliver better health outcomes for Indigenous populations, Sharon Ponniah joined The George Institute in 2012 as Program Manager for the Kanyini Vascular Collaboration…
    09/7/2012 -
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