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WIMR and partners announced to conduct the Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey
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WIMR and partners announced to conduct the Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey

This Survey called the ‘Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey’ will examine close to 5,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Aboriginal Australians over a period of two years. Read More
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Regular aspirin use increases risk of age-related eye disease

- Researchers at the Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research (WMI), a close affiliate of the University of Sydney, have found that regular aspirin consumption is associated with an increased risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - a leading cause of blindness in older people. Read More
Exercise cuts risk of chronic disease in older adults
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Exercise cuts risk of chronic disease in older adults

New research has shown that people who engage in the highest levels of total physical activity are twice as lively to avoid chronic disease. Read More