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In a significant advancement for pediatric cancer research, Dr Pouya Faridi—the head of the Translational Antigen Discovery Laboratory and Childhood Cancer Immunotherapy Program Lead—announced that his lab has been awarded three grants from Tour de Cure Australia.…  Read more

The latest discovery packs a double punch – identifying a genetic target for childhood brain cancer, plus a way to determine which patients are mostly likely to benefit from it.…  Read more

Despite advances in neonatal care, effective treatments for brain injury in premature babies remain a significant unmet need. Researchers at Hudson Institute of Medical Research, working with the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, are tackling this challenge head-on with an innovative approach: engineered extracellular vesicles.…  Read more

Endometriosis researchers, Professor Caroline Gargett and Dr Fiona Cousins answer your most frequently asked questions relating to this chronic inflammatory disease effecting one-in-seven menstruating people. …  Read more

A diagnosis of ovarian cancer carries a dual threat – the disease itself and the danger of the cancer spreading – but the latest research from Hudson Institute has uncovered a crucial factor, leader cells, that are crucial to both.…  Read more

Research projects that will improve the lives of people with autoinflammatory diseases, hypertension, cancer and perinatal brain injury have been recognised in the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants, announced by Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, The Hon Mark Butler MP.…  Read more

There is growing evidence that creatine may be beneficial as a pregnancy supplement, and new research from Hudson Institute suggests it could have benefits in protecting the brain when a baby is starved of oxygen.…  Read more

A new AI-driven approach to fetal brain health monitoring will enable early detection of fetal distress, allowing for timely interventions to prevent brain damage and reducing unnecessary medical interventions, thanks to Monash Institute of Medical Engineering (MIME) project grant support.…  Read more

A debilitating condition affecting one in four women is desperately crying out for a solution, and the next generation of treatments to repair the damage of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) has just come a big step closer.…  Read more

A pair of exciting Hudson Institute research projects has received funding for the next two years from the Jack Brockhoff Foundation.…  Read more