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Published July 2024. Last updated August 2025.
Inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) and peptic ulcers have been significant sources of illness throughout recorded history. Up until the 1980s, they were thought to be caused by excess stomach acid, stress, or dietary factors such as spicy food or alcohol. However, NHMRC-funded researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) played key roles in the Nobel Prize winning discovery that ulcers are ultimately caused by a bacterial infection and that they can be cured using antibiotics. This research has led to the virtual elimination of peptic ulcer disease throughout the world, where treatment is available.
NHMRC produces impact case studies to demonstrate its contribution to raising the standard of individual and public health throughout Australia.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infection, particularly in young children. In Australia, about 50% of young adults have been infected. Once a person is infected, they can carry the virus for the rest of their lives, even if they do not have any symptoms. Sometimes the virus can be reactivated, usually when the person has another sickness or is stressed, and may then cause symptoms.Healthy children and adults do not usually develop symptoms when they are infected, but some may show symptoms that are similar to glandular fever (for example, tiredness, sore throat, swollen glands and fever).
The Australian Government has requested the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to develop new national guidelines for the care of trans and gender diverse people under 18 with gender dysphoria.
The guideline will be developed in accordance with NHMRC’s rigorous guideline development process. This will include a multidisciplinary guideline development committee, evidence review, public consultation and declaration and management of interests.
Welcome to Tracker, the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) fortnightly newsletter with the latest information on major activities and funding opportunities.
The community research priorities portal enables consumers, community or professional groups to submit research topics to NHMRC that may be underfunded or have a significant research knowledge gap.
Proposals received through the Community Research Priorities Portal are assessed and prioritised by the TCR Prioritisation Committee using this rubric.
Consumers, community and professional groups are encouraged to submit proposals on a specific health issue or topic that would benefit from further health and medical research efforts.
Information for MRFF grant holders submitting progress, final and additional reports on grant outcomes.
If you have received an MRFF grant and circumstances have changed – for example, there has been a delay in your research activity – you can apply to vary your grant.
2025 Centres of Research Excellence funding outcomes announced
Professor Helen Marshall AM is the Professor of Vaccinology and an NHMRC Leadership Fellow at The University of Adelaide, and the Clinical Research Director at the Women’s and Children’s Health Network in South Australia. Professor Marshall’s research area focuses on preventing life threatening infections in children and young people through improving immunisation effectiveness, safety and impact. Her main focus throughout her extensive research career has been the prevention of meningococcal disease, leading national clinical trials to assess the safety and effectiveness of a meningococcal B vaccine.
NHMRC will provide $72 million for Centres of Research Excellence that will lead to better health outcomes in Australia and our region.
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