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News and Events

Mackay ready to establish a Centre of Excellence to tackle Black Lung disease
Thu, 8 Dec 2016
Researchers and healthcare professionals have called for a Black Lung Centre of Excellence to be based in the region of Mackay – a one-stop shop for combating the disease.

AITHM researchers put preventive health back on the agenda by tackling smoking in Indigenous communities
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
Researchers from the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) at James Cook University will play a significant role in major new projects in the Northern Territory and Queensland aimed at reducing smoking and its harm to Indigenous communities.

TB research gets a booster shot
Mon, 5 Dec 2016
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding just announced delivers a welcome boost to a Cairns-based researcher who is working on new approaches to defeating tuberculosis.

JCU joins Australian effort to crack the brain’s code
Sat, 3 Dec 2016
James Cook University has put itself at the forefront of brain research and the battle against high rates of mental illness in North Queensland.

Prawns and eggs may be back on the table for kids
Thu, 3 Nov 2016
A James Cook University scientist is examining ways to reverse the soaring rates of children developing food allergies to common foods such as eggs and prawns.

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