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Clinical trials informed by patient care .

The Kolling Institute’s Professor Sue Kurrle and her team at the Rehabilitation and Aged Care Network at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital have been running clinical trials for 25 years, looking at dementia, frailty, and falls to name just some areas. “We do trials as it keeps you cutting edge and they are really important for our patients,” she says. As a geriatrician on the frontline, Sue is well posi.....
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Category: Neuroscience and Pain Research, New Treatment, Research Excellence

Kolling NEWS .

Our Kolling Institute newsletter brings together a collection of profiles on our impressive researchers. Flip through our flipping book to discover more about our leading research into kidney disease, rare cancers and the use of supplements for osteoarthritis. There's a focus too on the first steps towards gene therapy for Meniere's disease, the latest research into treatments for dementia and.....
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Category: New Treatment, Newsletters, Research Excellence

Kolling researchers receive Australia Day honours .

Two of our outstanding Kolling Institute researchers have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours roll. Professor Sue Kurrle has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to medicine as a geriatrician, and to research into dementia and cognitive decline. Sue works at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai and Batemans Bay Hospitals, specialising in dementia, frail.....
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Category: Awards, Research Excellence

Recognition for research excellence .

Congratulations to Professor David Hunter who’s received a prestigious University of Sydney Vice Chancellor’s award for outstanding research. The Kolling researcher and rheumatology clinician is regarded as the world’s leading expert in osteoarthritis. Professor Hunter’s research has had a significant and lasting impact in the field of osteoarthritis, influencing clinical practice and access to ev.....
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Category: Awards, New Treatment

Northern Sydney leading the way with arthritis research and clinical care.

The latest exciting research into musculoskeletal disease has been unveiled during the inaugural Northern Lights showcase. Close to 200 people attended the jam packed event in the Kolling auditorium, including clinicians, researchers and many people living with arthritic pain. RNSH Head of Rheumatology Professor Lyn March addressed the event, detailing the devastating cost of the disease to indivi.....
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Category: New Treatment