Story type: Discovery

Hundreds of new viruses living inside bacteria within our gut have been discovered in an international study led by Professor Jeremy J. Barr from Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences and Associate Professor Sam Forster from Hudson Institute of Medical Research.…  Read more

The impact of inflammation on a preterm born child can be life-changing and now, for the first time, researchers have confirmed that the inflammation itself, and the damage it causes, lasts until a few months after birth.…  Read more

Influenza (flu) can be fatal, but just how it causes severe damage to the lungs has been a mystery….until now. …  Read more

A specific bacterial infection during pregnancy that can cause severe harm to the unborn brain has been identified for the first time.…  Read more

Using a nasal mask instead of a traditional face mask to support very premature babies at birth can significantly reduce the need for rescue breathing and escalation of care, a world-first trial led by researchers at Monash University’s School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, in collaboration with Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash Children’s Hospital (Monash Health), has shown.…  Read more

Could artificial intelligence (AI) hold the key to the next great medical breakthroughs? After discovering a better way of treating a common, debilitating lung condition with a registered medication “hiding in plain sight”, a team of Melbourne scientists believe it could.…  Read more

Researchers have found a potential treatment breakthrough for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) that avoids the drawbacks of current drugs, and it has come from an unexpected place.…  Read more

A discovery at Hudson Institute more than 20 years ago is still sparking new medical insights, with researchers at a major US university using it to uncover vital facts about sexually transmitted disease (STI).…  Read more

Fetal exposure to inflammation has long been identified as a risk factor for a range of harmful conditions, but new research suggests systemic inflammation alone is not enough to cause lung injury.…  Read more

Research by Dr Jacki Heraud-Farlow into a novel therapeutic approach using mRNA to shut down the inflammatory pathways in AGS is one step closer thanks to mRNA Victoria. …  Read more