News: Robinson Research Institute

Precision medicine and the fight against diabetes

iStock pregnancy diabetes

A new report contributed to by researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide highlights the importance of precision diabetes medicine in clinical practice and emphasises the critical knowledge gaps that need to be addressed.

[Read more about Precision medicine and the fight against diabetes]

Information session sheds light on pregnancy complication

Information session

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide will present an information session to support those who have been diagnosed with Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), current or past, as well as their friends and families. ICP is a liver disorder that occurs during pregnancy.

[Read more about Information session sheds light on pregnancy complication]

Survey gathers insights into withdrawal effects from stopping antidepressants

Photo of young man holding pills

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers are taking a closer look at the problems some people experience when stopping antidepressants, with the aim of using the research to improve services and supports for patients.

[Read more about Survey gathers insights into withdrawal effects from stopping antidepressants]

$2.2m for donor milk trial for pre-term babies

Photo of Mandy Sampson and family. Mandy is the mother of twins who received donor milk as part  of the gift trial.

More than 2000 pre-term babies will participate in a donor breast milk trial funded as part of a $73 million National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies (CTCS) Grant round.

[Read more about $2.2m for donor milk trial for pre-term babies]

More diet advice evidence needed for those hoping to get pregnant

A pregnant woman eats a salad.

Experts from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and Monash ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog say more research is needed on preconception diets after a collaborative review found a lack of evidence about the best foods to help boost the chances of becoming pregnant.

[Read more about More diet advice evidence needed for those hoping to get pregnant ]

Holograms for life: improving IVF success

A 3D image of a 2-cell embryo

In a world-first, 3D holographic images of an embryo have been developed as part of a collaborative research project between the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of St Andrews. The images are created using miniscule amounts of light in a fraction of a second.

[Read more about Holograms for life: improving IVF success]

World-first childhood diabetes study extended

World-first childhood diabetes study extended

JDRF ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and funding partner The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (Helmsley) have announced a combined additional $12 million towards the continuation of the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study.

[Read more about World-first childhood diabetes study extended]

Vital medical research supported

Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation

Seven ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide research projects have together received more than $560,000 in funding from the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation for research commencing in 2023.

[Read more about Vital medical research supported ]

South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn of the Year to lead Women's and Children's research

Helen Marshall

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide Professor Helen Marshall AM has been appointed to the inaugural role of Clinical Research Director at the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN).

[Read more about South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn of the Year to lead Women's and Children's research]

Call for screening of women for heart disease after complicated pregnancies

A pregnant woman cradles her stomach.

Women with complicated pregnancies are often unaware of their higher risk of heart disease, ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn researchers warn in a new paper published in respected journal PLOS ONE.  

[Read more about Call for screening of women for heart disease after complicated pregnancies]

RSS News Feed