Our gastrointestinal tract is sometimes described as our ‘second brain’. Laureate Professor Nicholas Talley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research (Acting) and Pro Vice-Chancellor Faculty of Health and Medicine explains.
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Yes, Australian snakes will definitely kill you – if you’re a mouse
The idea that Australia’s snakes are the world’s deadliest is based on 1970′s research says Geoff Isbister, Director, Clinical Toxicology Research Group at UON.
End-of-life care researchers aiming to improve planning
The University of Newcastle has been granted $495,306 from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Cancer Council NSW to investigate patients’ preferences in relation to end-of-life care.
Associate Professor Kypros Kypri
Reducing the burden of disease due to hazardous alcohol consumption Research Fellowship ($652,765) Associate Professor Kypros Kypri, a behavioural scientist, is interested in the causes and prevention of hazardous alcohol consumption. With his Research Fellowship, Professor Kypri aims to examine the methods in behavioural science, risk factors for hazardous drinking, the development and evaluation of […]
Professor Amanda Baker
Putting new interventions for co-existing mental health and substance use problems into practice Research Fellowship ($640,785) Mental health and substance use problems go hand in hand, yet treatment is delivered separately because staff are not trained to treat both. However, many people with mental health and substance use problems experience difficulties attending different services and […]
World-class research receives $12.4 million boost
In an Australian first, Newcastle researchers will implement a program in drug and alcohol treatment centres across three states to address patients’ smoking addictions.