This week, two important events happened to the ASPREE Healthy Ageing Biobank. Thanks to the generosity of ASPREE participants, the team ‘banked’ baseline blood and urine samples from the 12,220th participant! So far, of these, 3000 participants have provided an additional three year follow-up sample. Each sample is linked to a wealth of clinical health information collected…
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A recent report that an individual’s genetic make-up could determine whether aspirin had a positive or negative effect on colorectal (bowel) cancer, is inconclusive said a leading cancer researcher and oncologist, Associate Professor Peter Gibbs. The paper, which was based on an analysis of 17,000 people from ten different studies, found that aspirin and NSAIDs…
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Popular ASPREE staff and nurses Sally and Gillian, were delighted to catch up with participants at study updates in Wangaratta on 25th February and Lavington (Albury) on 26th February this year. Associate Professor Robyn Woods, EO of ASPREE gave both presentations, accompanied by Dr Carlene Britt, who is the ASPREE Regional Manager. Pictured left is…
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More than 700 ASPREE participants and guests attended ASPREE study updates at the Monash Biomedical Imaging (MBI) Centre on the 12th & 13th of February 2015. The larger crowd attended on Friday, suggesting that our audience is not at all superstitious. The ASPREE team thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to meet our participants and to answer questions about the study.
Woo hoo! Thanks to the strong support for research from members of the Australian community, the ASPREE Healthy Ageing Biobank has stored blood samples from more than 12,000 (yes, that’s twelve thousand!) healthy older people. As far as we know, the ASPREE has the largest ‘bank’ of biospecimens from healthy older people in the world.…
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The ASPREE team always enjoys sharing a cuppa with participants and guests at these events. Two more terrific mornings spent with our ASPREE participants and guests at the AMREP Theatre in the Alfred Hospital precinct on January 29th & 30th.
The ASPREE team hosted two study updates in two states on January 30th 2015 – one in Melbourne and one in Salisbury, Adelaide. Professor Nigel Stocks, who gave the presentation in Adelaide, is an ASPREE Chief Investigator, Head of the Discipline of General Practice at the University of Adelaide and acting Deputy Head of the School…
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Thanks to the wonderful support from older members of the community, their families and GPs, ASPREE hit a number of new milestones as it strove towards the recruitment target this year. Highlights of the year include: • ASPREE reached the recruitment target of 19,000 participants across both countries in November 2014; 16,700 participants are Australian.…
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Chief Investigator to the ASPREE Study, Professor Mark Nelson hosted the Hobart study update at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research today. We’d like to thank our participants and their guests and Jess Stewart, daughter of ASPREE’s Hobart team member, Kirby Donaldson for the pics from today’s event.
Frankston turned on the weather at the 19th ASPREE study update this year. Participants and guests living in south east Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula met at the Monash University Peninsula Campus for a very informative session and afternoon tea. Thanks to our guests for such a great day.
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