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22 Jan 2021

Human pancreatic cancer model offers new opportunities for testing drugs

UNSW scientists have grown human pancreatic cancer tumours in the lab – their model is the first of its kind, with important future clinical implications.
18 Jan 2021

It's crucial we address COVID vaccine hesitancy among health workers. Here's where to start

Achieving high COVID-19 vaccine uptake among health workers will not only protect these critical staff members, it will support high levels of uptake among the public.
14 Jan 2021

The Oxford vaccine has unique advantages, as does Pfizer’s. Using both is Australia’s best strategy

The best approach for protecting everyone’s health will require us to provide different vaccines to different people according to need and availability.
14 Jan 2021

Scientists are a step closer to developing 'smart' stem cells – and they're made from human fat

These new, adaptive stem cells can lie dormant until needed, a new animal study using human cells shows.
08 Jan 2021

Australia’s vaccine rollout will now start next month. Here’s what we’ll need

Australia's expedited plan to start dishing out COVID jabs in mid-late February will call for NASA-like logistical organisation. And ideally, no more clusters of infections to distract frontline workers.
07 Jan 2021

Effect of COVID-19 greatest on people living with dementia

Evidence suggest people with dementia are more likely to contract COVID-19 and to have severe disease outcomes from the virus, including increased risk of death.

CHeBA

Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing

Professor Henry Brodaty

COVID-19

Dr Katya Numbers

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Upcoming Events

08/02/2021 - 12/02/2021
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9:00am - 5:00pm

UNSW T1 2021 O-Week

Welcome to the UNSW community! T1 2021 O-Week takes place from Monday 8 February - Friday 12 February 2021. Register for your faculty welcomes, book a yellow-shirts campus tour, ask questions, get help finalising your enrolment and find a club or s
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
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2:00pm

NCCRED Webinar 2: Introduction to Clinical Research for clinicians in the AOD sector

NCCRED is hosting a series of three introductory webinars to for clinicians interested in Clinical Research.
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
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2:00pm

NCCRED Webinar 1: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice for clinicians in the AOD sector

NCCRED is hosting a series of three introductory webinars to for clinicians interested in Clinical Research.
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
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1:00pm

NCCRED Webinar 3: Introduction to Good Clinical Practice in Clinical Research (ICH-GCP E6 R(2)) for clinicians working in the AOD sector

NCCRED is hosting a series of three introductory webinars to for clinicians interested in Clinical Research.
Wednesday 17 February 2020
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9:00am

Super Ageing and… Super-Duper Ageing?

CHeBA is proud to present Professor Roddy Roediger of Washington University in St. Louis, for his talk: Super Ageing and… Super-Duper Ageing?

CHeBA

Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing

Visiting Lecture Series
Wednesday 28 April 2021
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5:00pm

Population Studies and our Ageing Brains Today

CHeBA is proud to present Professor Carol Brayne of the University of Cambridge for her talk: Population Studies and our Ageing Brains Today.

CHeBA

Visiting Lecture Series

Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing

Professor Carol Brayne

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