Research Trial:
Prince Henry's Institute is seeking non-smoking, healthy but overweight men aged 40-70 years for a study of testosterone treatment on body fat and cardiovascular disease.
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About Prince Henry's Institute
Prince Henry’s Institute has a national and international reputation for its pre-eminent research in endocrinology and reproduction, at both the basic science level and in terms of clinical applications. 

The Institute is NHMRC accredited, not-for-profit, independent medical research institute located at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, Australia and is affiliated with Monash University. It also enjoys the recognition of being a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research in Human Reproduction. The Institute employs approximately 100 research staff, 20 administration and support staff and 30 undergraduate and postgraduate students. 
 
Our research is involved in the investigation in the fields of reproductive health, hormone action, sex determination, cancer, diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. The Institute works to improve the quality of life by finding and improving methods for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a variety of health conditions.

The Institute’s funding is derived from competitive government grants, international grants and contract research, charitable trusts and foundations, the corporate sector, private philanthropy and public donations.

A Brief History

For nearly forty years, Prince Henry’s Institute has maintained a reputation for excellence in the field of endocrinology (the study of hormones). Hormones are our body’s communications system. They travel in our blood and act as signals between various organs and glands. Much like our brain and limbs communicate by sending electrical signals along the nerves, our organs communicate by sending hormones to one another. Hormones can also communicate between cells in an organ. When hormones reach a cell they bind and cause many different effects in order to control the function of that cell.
 


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