News: Robinson Research Institute

$3 million for congenital heart disease research

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More than $3 million has been awarded to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute to identify the predisposing conditions and potentially modifiable factors that can substantially reduce the risk of congenital heart defects. The funding is from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Cardiovascular Health Mission to boost research into heart disease and stroke. The funding will allow further critical research on understanding the range of factors that contribute to congenital heart defects affecting the lives of many children.

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Heavier birth weight linked to childhood allergies

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New research shows that the more a baby weighs at birth relative to its gestational age the higher the risk they will suffer from childhood allergies.

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