Story type: Real lives

When baby Blessing was born at just 25 weeks, her parents joined a medical trial they hope will benefit all preterm babies.…  Read more

Alarming levels of a major hypertension risk have been found among Indigenous people in Australia’s Top End, in a first-of-its-kind study.…  Read more

As in so many cases, a tragic bereavement – the death of her husband from stomach cancer – was the catalyst for Janine’s decision to donate to medical research.…  Read more

Professor Suzanne Miller and her team’s PROTECT Me Trial is providing hope to parents of our most vulnerable babies like Ronick.…  Read more

The medical research equivalent of vertical integration is rare – which is why Hudson Institute is fortunate to have husband and-wife team Professors Claudia and Marcel Nold, who are engaged in a hugely beneficial working partnership.…  Read more

If you have ever wondered what happens to the bacteria living in the food you eat then here is an opportunity to find out!…  Read more

Translating analysis into action with immediate impact, Dr Miranda Davies-Tuck turned her study of perinatal mortality into new clinical practices that dramatically reduce rates of stillbirth.…  Read more

When it works as intended, the human gut is rarely given a thought – but that is rare luxury for the 130,000 Australians with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), like Marisa…  Read more

Some families are blessed to live lives free from the scourge of cancer … and then there are families like the Lordens. Four members of Ann Lorden’s family have endured their own battles with the dreaded disease – for a start, both Ann and her daughter are breast cancer survivors.…  Read more

There’s nothing in Luca Hall-Boggia’s winning smile or cheeky attitude to suggest the suffering he’s endured. You wouldn’t spot the small bald patch, amid his mess of dark, wavy hair, which is the only remaining evidence of the brain surgery that saved his life when he was just 3 years old.…  Read more