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More than $3million awarded for vital medical research
Major health research funding will help develop new breast cancer drugs, reduce obesity and fight dementia.
Caring for dementia under reforms
Researcher receives $570K to investigate the impact of new reforms on people with dementia.
New resource aims to help improve health outcomes for people living with dementia
Online resource aims to help Australia cope with the impending increase in dementia by 2020. 聽
Challenge-led funding for research of global importance
Projects to design smart garments for mining and emergency workers, develop new cancer drugs and create a multi-sensory room for people with disabilities have been awarded funding in the latest round of seed funding from UOW.聽
New breed of Australian plum promising in fight against dementia
Researchers test聽Queen Garnet Plum juice on blood pressure and memory in one of the first human trials on the new 鈥榮uperfood.鈥�
Students’ chance to compete in new $7,000 National Dementia Essay Competition
聽Australia鈥檚 first National Dementia Essay Competition will be launched in September during Dementia Awareness Month, with more than $7,000 in prizes on offer, to encourage more university students to consider dementia care as a career choice.聽