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Reducing preterm stillbirth
With a record of successfully changing the way many Australians give birth, a team from Hudson Institute of Medical Research now wants to change how we think about perinatal death, especially preterm stillbirth.… Read more
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Victorian Premier’s Awards recognise rising stars
Hudson Institute has featured prominently in the Victorian Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research, thanks to pioneering work developing new treatments for pelvic organ prolapse (POP).… Read more
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Helping pre-term babies avoid bronchopulmonary dysplasia by controlling inflammatory response
Medical researchers are a big step closer to understanding the inflammatory responses in pre-term babies that can cause devastating heart and lung conditions including bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH).… Read more
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Obesity during pregnancy affects baby and placenta – but impacts vary depending on sex
and the function of the placenta, but new research also finds the impacts vary depending on the sex of the child.… Read more
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GPs take a second look at primary aldosteronism and high blood pressure
A simple blood test for primary aldosteronism could save more than half a million Australians from unnecessary illness, medication and expense, a new study has found… Read more
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Uncovering the mechanism driving antimicrobial resistance
For the first time the mechanism that spreads antimicrobial resistance inside the human gut has been identified in the lab.… Read more
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Targeting viral lung infections two ways
A new anti-viral drug to target the cause of viral lung infections and the infection itself could be a game-changer in treating severe influenza.… Read more
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Germline Stem Cell Biology team wins ARC Discovery grant
An RNA project with potential in both male infertility and cancer has been awarded significant funding by the Australian Research Council.… Read more
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Neve’s story: juvenile ovarian cancer
Seeing their baby diagnosed with a rare ovarian cancer before her first birthday instantly made one Central Victorian family advocates for medical research.… Read more
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Why inflammation is important
It’s the essential physiological response that keeps you alive but can also kill you.… Read more