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Media releases
May 2013
01 May 2013
NHMRC / RACP collaborate to support young researchers
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has worked to build a healthy Australia through fostering health and medical research since its inception in 1936. NHMRC funded discoveries and advancements in health and medicine have helped make our population healthier and reduce disease and suffering. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is also committed to developing vital research in health and social policies which deliver improvements to the wellbeing of patients...
April 2013
10 April 2013
Australia and Singapore Join Forces to Tackle Emerging Infectious Diseases
Five research teams in Australia and Singapore awarded A*STAR-NHMRC joint grants to design ways to combat disease-causing bugs The fight against a number of significant infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region has been given a boost through a new research collaboration between the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia (NHMRC) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore. Joint funding of $3.5 million (S$4.5 million) will support five...
10 April 2013
$7.9 million for partnership projects to improve the health of Australians
The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP Minister for Health 10 April 2013 Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek today announced $7.9 million for 11 Partnerships for Better Health – Partnership Projects including research into medication regimes for kidney transplants, chlamydia testing, work-related asthma and cancer, suicide prevention, and mental health disorders in rural children. Ms Plibersek made the announcement today at the University of Adelaide where she met with grant recipient Professor John...
09 April 2013
Australian first: $25 million national centre for cognitive decline opened
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Minister for Housing and Homelessness Minister for Social Inclusion Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform 9 April 2013 Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler will today launch Australia’s first Partnership Centre that will address the complex problems faced by older people with cognitive decline, including dementia. Mr Butler said by 2050 it was estimated that 3.5 million Australians will need aged care...
March 2013
15 March 2013
New Guide on Borderline Personality Disorder
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Minister for Housing and Homelessness Minister for Social Inclusion Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform 15 March 2013 Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler today launched a new guide to assist health professionals to recognise and treat Borderline Personality Disorder. The Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Borderline Personality Disorder was developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council (...
February 2013
18 February 2013
Translating the science behind eating well and staying healthy
Australia is facing an obesity epidemic. The scientific evidence suggests that one of the contributing issues is the replacement of healthy, nutritious food with energy dense food with minimal nutritional value in Australian dietary patterns. Health professionals working with people trying to achieve a healthy diet now have access to updated scientific evidence about the best dietary patterns for Australians of all ages. “To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, Australians need...
05 February 2013
Helping childcare workers and parents to keep kids healthy
The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP Minister for Health The Hon Kate Ellis MP Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care 5 February 2013 A new guide aimed at keeping children safe and healthy in child care centres was today launched by Minister for Health, Tanya Plibersek, and Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care, Kate Ellis. Health Minister Tanya Plibersek said the new Staying Healthy - Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services gives practical advice to...
January 2013
31 January 2013
$5 million for mental health research
THE HON TANYA PLIBERSEK MP Minister for Health THE HON MARK BUTLER MP The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Minister for Social Inclusion Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform Suicide prevention, substance abuse and better mental health planning will be the focus of research efforts at two new Centres of Research Excellence based at the University of NSW. Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek and Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler today opened the two new Centres...
December 2012
20 December 2012
NHMRC warns thermography not demonstrated effective in breast cancer detection
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has added to warnings to consumers that thermography (thermal imaging) has not been demonstrated to be effective in detecting breast cancer. Today NHMRC released a position statement titled ‘Is there a role for Thermography in the early detection of breast cancer?’ stating that there is no evidence of sufficient quality to demonstrate thermography is effective for early detection or screening for breast cancer. Mammography remains...
18 December 2012
$127.9 million boost for best and brightest medical researchers
Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek has announced $127.9 million for 151 grants for ground-breaking health and medical research across Australia. “The Gillard Government is very pleased to be supporting Australia’s best and brightest medical researchers as they undertake their vital work,” Ms Plibersek said. “Continued government investment in research enables development of effective new treatments and new policy solutions in our health system.” Ms Plibersek said...