Tasmanian Group of the Nutrition Society of Australia and UTAS School of Human Life Sciences Public Meeting – Nutrition, Weight Control and Health

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Tasmanian Group of the Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA-TAS) and UTAS School of Human Life Sciences Public Meeting – Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, UTAS (Launceston) Nutrition, Weight Control and Health 1.00–4.00 PM Saturday 31 March 2012 NSA-TAS and UTAS School of Human Life Sciences invite you to attend a free public meeting with three renowned [...]

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2012 Medical Research Grants Announced

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The Chairman of the Clifford Craig Medical Research Trust, Associate Professor Don McTaggart, today announced the successful recipients of medical research grants for 2012. Nine new projects will be funded by the Trust in 2012 with the grants totaling $250,000.  Associate Professor McTaggart said the combination of the newly announced grants with the existing research [...]

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Research Update – The Potential role of Human Papilloma Virus in short and long segment Barrett’s Oesophagus and the development of dysplasia

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A preliminary landmark study being undertaken by Gastroenterologist, Associate Professor Shan Rajendra has provided the first evidence of the presence of the presence of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection in the oesophagus. Funded by a grant from the Clifford Craig Medical Research Trust, Associate Professor Rajendra and his team of multi-disciplinary researchers have been working [...]

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RESEARCH UPDATE – Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Treatable Dementia, Missed Diagnosis Diagnostic Guidelines to Improve Clinical Decision Making Associate Professor George Razay and his research team at the Launceston General Hospital are investigating the prevalence and early diagnosis of a potentially treatable form of dementia – Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. This is a three year research project funded by a [...]

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CCMRT Seeding Grants Contribute to Research Breakthroughs on the World Stage

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Ophthalmology Professor David Mackey of the Lions Eye Institute at the University of Western Australia achieved triple success as a genetics researcher over the weekend. Having a genetic discovery published in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics is a highlight of a genetic researcher’s career but being a co-author on three papers published at the same [...]

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