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New funding to help understand early pregnancy loss

The University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s Professor Sarah Robertson has secured funding to take a closer look at how immune dysfunction can contribute to early pregnancy loss in Australian women.
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Research centres focus on health

University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É researchers have been awarded $9 million through the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council's Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) program.
University academics awarded national mentorship

Three of the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É's leading academics have been recognised as emerging leaders in health and medical research by the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).
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Understanding the maternal microbiome

The microbiome -- the trillions of bacteria, fungi and viruses both good and bad living in your body -- and the role it plays in women's health is the focus of this month's University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Research Tuesdays lecture.
Exploring the path to gender justice in global health

A new report on explaining the gender and health connection and how it can be better understood to reach equity and social justice goals will be launched at the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s Union House on Friday 20 June.
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Exploring how social forces are shaping the menu

As rates of chronic disease continue to rise, researchers are exploring the impact of food systems.
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Restoring treatment sensitivity to ER+ breast cancer

Researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É have received funding to further their work into treatment resistant breast cancer.
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Top students receive Hawker scholarships

University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É students Evelyn Cirillo and Joel Ransom are the latest C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship recipients.
Bridging the gap for rural medication safety

Professor Lucie Walters, Director of the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s Rural Clinical School, is working to build an interdisciplinary system around medication safety in regional areas.
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Stem cell funding to benefit epigenetic study

A team of researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É have received funding to help improve the lives of patients with rare neurodevelopmental disorders.
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