Healthy Ageing

Research into the causes, patterns and control of chronic diseases like asthma, cancer, arthritis and hepatitis benefits from the multi-disciplinary insights that are found in abundance in a large faculty like the University of Sydney Medical School. Also work on injury prevention such as traffic accidents and farm injuries can save the community time, money and loss of quality of life.

In pursing chronic disease and ageing our researchers are tackling the leading causes of death, disability and reduced quality of life in all advanced industrialised nations and in an increasing number of low income nations. They know that these diseases constitute a highly significant social and economic community burden and they are seeking prevention and control through genetic, behavioural, cultural, economic and environmental means.

Theme Co-leaders

Professor Stephen Leeder and Professor Richard Lindley

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Latest News

Australia Day Honours 2012
Dr Sandra Anderson and Professor Dennis Yue have been conferred as Members (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. more

Research Theme Days 2011
The Chronic Disease and Ageing Research Theme held two Theme Days in 2011. The April Meeting was to introduce the breadth of research across the Theme and the second, in November, explored avenues for future collaboration and funding possibilities. more

Non-communicable diseases come to the United Nations
Stephen Leeder reports on the outcomes from the UN meetings on NCDs. more

Professor Grunstein wins prestigious international award
Congratulations to Professor Ron Grunstein, for being awarded the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's prestigious Nathaniel Kleitman Distinguished Service Award. Professor Grunstein is the first recipient of the award from outside North America. The award recognises Professor Grunstein's significant contribution to professional development in the sleep medicine field, research translation in treatment of sleep disorders and research on links between obesity, metabolic dysfunction and sleep apnoea. The award was presented to Professor Grunstein at the annual meeting of the Association of Professional Sleep Societies held in Minneapolis, USA. more

Professor Gamble takes out National Heart Foundation Award
Professor Jennifer Gamble, University of Sydney, Wenkart Chair of Endothelium and Head of Vascular Biology at the Centenary Institute, has received the 2011 National Heart Foundation Ross Hohnen Award. Professor Gamble and her team have been investigating what happens to blood vessels with age and how this contributes to the development of heart disease. The award was in recognition of her work on the positive changes ageing has on endothelial cells, which make up the thin inside lining of the blood vessel wall. The Award recognises Professor Gamble's Ageing and the Vascular System research as the year's top grant-in-aid project to receive funding from the Heart Foundation's highly competitive research program. more