by editor | Oct 15, 2015 | Participants
In late August, members of our team spent the week on a round trip from Melbourne up to Cooma, Goulburn and Canberra, collecting three year follow-up samples destined for the ASPREE Healthy Ageing Biobank and Biorepository. And they kindly shared pics of the ASPREE...
by editor | Oct 6, 2015 | Clinicians, Participants, Researchers
Researchers await verification of aspirin and cancer survival announcement A report that aspirin doubled the life expectancy of patients with gastrointestinal cancer should be viewed with caution until there is proof to substantiate the claim, said Australian...
by editor | Sep 25, 2015 | Clinicians, Participants, Researchers
Two new ASPREE CSAs We are delighted to have Australian of the Year, Ita Buttrose, feature in two ASPREE Community Service Announcements (CSAs). The short 30 second and 15 second videos thank ASPREE participants for their extraordinary contribution to the...
by editor | Sep 16, 2015 | Clinicians, Participants, Researchers
Leading US health authority releases aspirin recommendations to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer in middle-aged The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) yesterday proposed that aspirin should be taken by people to prevent cardiovascular disease...
by editor | Jul 22, 2015 | Participants
Representatives from Museum Victoria recently visited the new Monash University DEPM Biorepository to learn about the inner workings of the state-of-the-art long term storage facility. Museum Victoria is building their own cryostorage facility to preserve samples of...
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