Clinical Nutrition Research Newcastle

09/03/2020

*Clinical Trial at the University of Newcastle*

Women aged between 18 to 50 are invited to participate in a world-first clinical trial that will be investigating whether a nutritional supplement (resveratrol) can prevent menstrual migraines.

For more information, please email [email protected] or call (02) 4921 8616.

Ethics Approval No: H-2019-0416

06/01/2020

Congratulations to our PhD student, Julia Kuszewski, who has recently published a paper titled "Effects of fish oil and curcumin supplementation on cerebrovascular function in older adults: a randomized controlled trial".

Chronic conditions such as obesity, which contribute to endothelial dysfunction in older adults, can cause impairments in cerebrovascular perfusion, w…

07/12/2019

23/10/2019

Volunteers and their partners are invited to attend a presentation of the results of our recent studies at the University of Newcastle on Monday, 18th November at 5:30pm. To RSVP for this event, please click the link below.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cnrc-information-evening-tickets-77771844681

21/10/2019

Julia Kuszewski presenting her research "Gait Speed is a Predictor of Cognitive Decline in Overweight/Obese Adults" at the IRNDP Conference in Sydney on 14 Oct 2019.

21/10/2019

Jay Jay T. Zaw presenting her research "Neurovascular Coupling is Impaired in Mildly Hypertensive Older Women" at the IRNDP Conference in Sydney on 14 Oct 2019.

15/08/2019

A significant association has been discovered between migraine diagnoses and dementia in women.

15/08/2019

Julia Kuszewski presenting her research "Gait speed as a potential surrogate to predict accelerated cognitive decline in sedentary overweight and obese older adults" at the CBMHR Postgraduate Conference at HMRI on 02 Aug 2019

15/08/2019

Jay Jay T. Zaw presenting her research "Cerebrovascular, cognitive, and glycaemic benefits of long - term resveratrol supplementation in postmenopausal women" at the CBMHR Postgraduate Conference at HMRI on 02 Aug 2019

24/06/2019

VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED

Female volunteers are invited to serve as controls in a study examining links between blood flow in the brain and menstrual migraine.

You may be eligible to participate in this study if you:
- are aged between 40 to menopause
- do not suffer from migraines

For more information, including eligibility to participate, please phone (02)4921 8616 or email [email protected]

14/01/2019

Check out the half-page coverage in today's Newcastle Herald!

Hunter researchers take a closer look at how diabetes affects the brain.

14/01/2019

Check out our findings of the Omega-Brain study in older adults with mildly elevated blood pressure.

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation has the potential to enhance neural blood flow possibly preventing memory decline caused by restricted blood flow or brain cell inflammation.