HOT NORTH promotes a number of activities that promote the improvement of health outcomes across the tropical north of Australia. The first three years of funding has provided for the establishment of 97 pilot/translation projects and funded individual fellowships, scholarships, and Indigenous Development and Training Awards for researchers and health professionals. The funded researchers have formed collaborations…
Immune responses in the neonate exposed to hyperglycaemia in utero
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasingly diagnosed in young Indigenous women (<25 years of age). ...
Read MoreDevelopment of methods to rapidly track pathogen and antibiotic resistance profiles from skin sores in Northern Australia
Indigenous Australian children suffer the highest rates of impetigo (skin sores) in the world, which ...
Read MoreEvaluation of screening protocol for RHD detection
Rheumatic heart disease is common in school-aged children in Indigenous communities in Northern Australia and ...
Read MoreDo Group A Streptococcus isolates causing skin infections in remote WA encode genes that correlate with disease severity, antibiotic resistance, or adverse immunological outcomes?
Indigenous Australian children suffer the highest rates of impetigo (skin sores) in the world, which ...
Read MoreGenomic Public Health in Australian Indigenous Communities and Developing Countries
Lung infections are responsible for the deaths of millions each year. This Fellowship will focus ...
Read MoreCan mosquito excreta be used to enhance detection of Australian vector-borne diseases?
Testing for presence of arboviruses usually involves capturing wild mosquitoes and complicated laboratory analyses. These ...
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