Preventative Health Flagship

A new collection of recipes from the scientifically proven program, with ideas for making mouth-watering meals in no time at all.

Finding biomarkers for earliest-stage colorectal cancer will help to lower mortality rates in individuals at risk of developing this disease.

Research into Australians’ attitudes to screening tests for bowel (colorectal) cancer is being undertaken by CSIRO through the Preventative Health Flagship and two South Australian universities.

The Preventative Health Flagship is working to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians through research into prevention and early detection of common chronic diseases. Flagship research into prevention, early detection and intervention is uncovering new ways to improve the health and well-being of Australians.

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CSIRO has brought together world experts in a major study to investigate Alzheimer’s disease.

CSIRO has launched a collaborative research cluster focused on establishing a ‘biobank’ of blood samples to be used in advancing research into the prediction and early diagnosis of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.

This page provides easy to understand definitions of common biotechnology words and terms.

Improving lives, through partnerships focused on Australia's most significant challenges and opportunities.

Consumption of resistant starch leads to positive changes in the bowel and could protect against genetic damage implicated in bowel cancer.

Maia was developed to produce high-definition, quantitative elemental images with microscopic or nanoscopic detail in real-time.

The National Research Flagships Program is one of the largest scientific initiatives ever mounted in Australia. Clusters, which are the main element of the Flagship Collaboration Fund offer opportunities for collaborations in areas of national importance.

CSIRO’s North Ryde site is in the heart of Sydney’s hi-tech hub and adjacent to Macquarie University. More than 500 staff members work in mining, food, manufacturing, sustainability, health, petroleum and more.

The campus of The Australian National University is home to the Canberra-based staff of CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences and CSIRO ICT Centre.

In this nine-minute podcast, Professor David Ames from the University of Melbourne discusses a major study into Alzheimer’s disease. (8:02)

Dr Lockett is responsible for the strategic development, science planning and project portfolio management of colorectal (bowel) cancer research.

This two-page information sheet describes how the Food Futures Flagship and the Preventative Health Flagship are discovering food components that protect the human body against disease development and progression.

Under an agreement signed today between the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and CSIRO, scientists will seek to determine the molecular structure of the foods we eat.

How food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, growers and processors can better use fruit and vegetables to enhance the texture and nutritional value of a wide range of foods, will be the discussed at a workshop in Werribee, Victoria, tomorrow.

This two-page information sheet outlines the research programs in the Food Futures Flagship and Preventative Health Flagship to determine the health benefits of resistant starch.

This collection of 130 recipes is the long-awaited cookbook supplement to the phenomenally successful CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet books.

The CSIRO Healthy Heart Program is your comprehensive guide to the CSIRO’s Complete Lifestyle Program (CLIP) eating and exercise plan.

In this five-and-a-half minute podcast, Professor Tim Olds from University of South Australia, discusses one of the most important surveys of children to ever take place in Australia. (5:34)

With cardiovascular disease killing about one Australian every 10 minutes and preventing 1.4 million people from living a full life because of the disease, one of Australia's leading nutritionists is urging Australians to think about their hearts. (4:48)

Colorectal cancer, also known as colon or bowel cancer, is the second most common type of internal cancer in Australians, with over 12 500 cases diagnosed every year. (5:56)