Indigenous Australians are 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes. We need to better understand how exercise can help

Professor Margaret Morris

Professor Margaret Morris is chair of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of NSW.

About Professor Margaret Morris

Professor Margaret Morris is chair of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of NSW. She uses neuropharmacological approaches to explore underlying brain mechanisms in epilepsy, obesity, diabetes, and the link between obesity and high blood pressure. A key interest is investigating the impact of the modern environment on metabolic health and behaviour, and to this end, she has developed models of voluntary high fat feeding in rats and mice.

Indigenous Australians are 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes. We need to better understand how exercise can help

Aboriginal Health, What We're Talking About

It’s estimated almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes, and numbers are growing. Between 2013 and 2023, the total number of people known to be living with diabetes across the country rose by 32%. As is the case for a range of health conditions, diabetes...

Professor Margaret Morris

Indigenous Australians are 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes. We need to better understand how exercise can help

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