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A fascinating research project is examining whether the covering of faces during the COVID-19 pandemic had any impact on the facial perception of babies who spent time in neonatal intensive care (NICU). …  Read more

Hudson Institute researchers have discovered that airway epithelial cells — not immune cells — drive the inflammation and scarring seen in silicosis. The world first findings identify NLRP3 as a new therapeutic target, opening the door to precision treatments for this deadly lung disease.…  Read more

There’s a BEACON of hope for kids with cancer, as data specialists at Hudson Institute of Medical Research embark on an exciting new discovery project, thanks to funding from the cancer medical research charity, Love Your Sister.…  Read more

A new prevention treatment for a condition that’s been called “a hidden pandemic” has attracted significant funding in the 2025 MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers grant round.…  Read more

Newborn health specialists from Hudson Institute of Medical Research are working with colleagues at Monash University and Monash Health on a potentially game-changing treatment for brain injuries in preterm babies using stem cells from cord blood donated by families after the birth of a full-term baby.…  Read more

Our study is among the first to demonstrate a direct mechanistic link between dysregulated iron homeostasis and inflammasome-driven inflammation in MDS.…  Read more

Dr Claire Sun from Hudson Institute of Medical Research has been awarded a prestigious Children’s Cancer CoLab Mid-Career Researcher Future Leader Fellowship.…  Read more

A group of Hudson Institute and Monash University researchers is among the few in the world studying how menstruation – when it starts, its frequency and reliability, and whether it is painful, heavy or light – affects a woman’s likelihood of developing complications in pregnancy.  It’s a rare venture into the potential link between a…  Read more

Hudson Institute researchers have uncovered a world first mechanism showing how H. pylori uses extracellular vesicles to deliver the virulence factor Tipα into human cells. The discovery reshapes our understanding of stomach cancer development and opens new pathways for early detection, diagnostics and prevention.…  Read more

An international consortium of scientists has published a groundbreaking study in the journal Nature, revealing a ‘consensus landscape’ of the human microproteome and identifying thousands of previously hidden microproteins. Among the global experts of the TransCODE Consortium was Hudson Institute’s Associate Professor Pouya Faridi, the sole Australian researcher to contribute to this significant scientific milestone.…  Read more