The ASPREE-Hearing research team continue their travels around south-eastern Australia in the name of science. They are tasked with collecting information which will be used to determine whether daily low-aspirin reduces or prevents age-related hearing loss. Ever since the mobile audiometers were calibrated late last year, the team hasn’t been still! This picture was taken in Shepparton earlier this month when the…
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Everyday, there seems to be a new article published about some aspect of our health. So how do we decide what to keep and what to ignore? To help navigate between the two, we are pleased to present Dr Alicia White’s guide to interpreting health news, which was published on the National Health Service (NHS) Choices (UK) website in 2014. This…
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The ASPREE team sends hearty congratulations to these ASPREE GP Co-investigators, the well-deserved recipients of recent national awards for their service to the community. Dr Myrle Gray – CAMPBELL TOWN SURGERY, TAS (Awarded AM) Dr Graeme Bertuch, ARARAT MEDICAL CENTRE (Awarded OAM) Dr Jeff Robinson, Mount Beauty Medical Centre (Awarded Rural Doctor of the Year 2015) All co-investigating…
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First hearing research paper describes rationale and design of low-dose aspirin and hearing progression Loss of hearing can have a profound effect on a person’s independence and quality of life. Up to two-thirds of people over the age of 70 years will experience hearing loss associated with ageing and there is no known single cause and no known cure.…
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Late last month saw the launch of an aspirin study called ADD-Aspirin to investigate whether aspirin can be used to prevent or delay the recurrence of a cancer. People living in India and the UK who have had, or are undergoing early treatment for cancer in the oesophagus, stomach, bowel or breast or prostate are eligible to participate. Funded…
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Australia’s iconic Parliament House formed the backdrop for the latest Biobank team adventure. In late August, our team spent the week on a round trip from Melbourne up to Cooma, Goulburn and Canberra, collecting 3 year follow-up samples destined for the ASPREE Healthy Ageing Biobank and DEPM Biorepository. We thank our intrepid travellers for their good work and the…
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Service Engineer, Ian Whittle spent the day re-calibrating eight audiometers in preparation for repeat hearing tests that are about to be undertaken by participants in the ASPREE-Hearing sub-study. More than 1200 ASPREE-Hearing participants had a hearing test upon enrolment into the Hearing sub-study. Many are due for repeat 18 month hearing tests starting from this month. In regional and rural…
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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 oncologist and cancer researcher, Associate Professor Peter Gibbs. The European Cancer Congress in Vienna recently announced a Netherlands…
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The President of Golden Days FM, Melbourne’s Senior Broadcast radio, recently spoke to Professor Andrew Tonkin, a senior investigator to the ASPREE trial on the progress of the study. Prof. Tonkin, Head of the Cardiovascular Research Unit at Monash University, oversees cardiovascular aspects of ASPREE. Our thanks to Larry James for the opportunity to discuss the study with listeners…
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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 health of future generations. Both CSAs are currently being aired on TVs across south eastern Australia. The radio CSA can be…
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