Funding success to address chronic disease
(WorldNews Health)

Researchers from the University of Newcastle have received more than $5.8 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), in addition to the $1.4 million for male and female health strategies announced earlier this week. The funding includes almost $2.5 million for a new Centre for Research Excellence (CRE), the University`s fourth CRE in as many years, to help community services deliver chronic disease prevention programs. The NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Implementation for Community Chronic Disease Prevention will be led by the University`s Associate Professor Luke Wolfenden, a leading behavioural scientist with the Hunter Medical Research...