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The National Health and Medical Council (NHMRC) along with representatives from 14 countries will be meeting in Canberra this week as part of the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Intergovernmental Conference 27-28 May 2010.

Being held in Australia for the first time, delegates will discuss the HFSP’s future strategic direction...

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Fifteen of Australia’s most distinguished health and medical researchers were recognised last night for their outstanding contribution to the success of medical research in this country.

The National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia’s leading funding body for health and...

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A new national Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal was launched today that will provide links to current Australian guidelines developed by governments, professional colleges, specialty societies and non-government agencies.

Clinical practice guidelines are critical tools used by health professionals and researchers to improve the health of Australians, yet in the past have often been hard to locate, difficult to...

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The Rudd Government is providing more than $150 million to boost the nation’s health and medical research efforts. Projects range from research into malaria ($12,735,000) and epilepsy ($16,450,000) through to finding a treatment for stuttering ($4,775,000) and ways to improve chronic disease outcomes for Indigenous Australians ($8,190,000).

The funding is provided under the National Health and Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grants, the...

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Western Australian researchers have been awarded more than $2 million in grant funding as part of the Rudd Government’s support for health and medical research work across Australia.

The funding is provided under the National Health and Research Council (NHMRC) Postgraduate Scholarships scheme and the NHMRC Training Fellowships.

The NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships scheme supports outstanding Australian graduates early in...

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Victorian researchers have been awarded more than $87 million in grant funding as part of the Rudd Government’s support for health and medical research work across Australia.

The funding is provided under the National Health and Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grants, the Australian-European Union (NHMRC-EU) Collaborative Research Grants, the NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships scheme and the NHMRC Training Fellowships.

Five...