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Researcher granted fellowship for male fertility works
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University of Adelaide academic Dr Nicole McPherson has been awarded an early-to-mid-career fellowship by The Hospital Research Foundation Group.
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2024 Future Making Fellows
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Three of the University of Adelaide’s 2024 Future Making Fellows are being supported at the Robinson Research Institute to advance their research in pregnancy and child health.
Need for novel AI to be used in women’s health
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Research has shown the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in the diagnosis of conditions, like endometriosis, but what happens if the modelling is incorrect?
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Discovery sheds light on immune cells’ role in pregnancy complications
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Researchers at the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute have uncovered a new critical role for the immune system in supporting healthy pregnancies.
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Gaps in pre-pregnancy health initiatives need filling
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Adolescents and young adults are being missed when it comes to pre-pregnancy health initiatives that could have a long-term impact on maternal, perinatal, and child health outcomes, according to a review by researchers from the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute and School of Public Health.
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Project to purify sperm for IVF success receives funding
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The University of Adelaide’s Professor Sarah Robertson has received more than $820,000 to address a significant unmet health need which forms part of the IVF process.
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AI shaping the future of breast cancer risk prediction
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A new publication by a national collective of researchers has highlighted the potential for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in identifying women with increased breast cancer risk.
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Why you shouldn’t turn a blind eye on pregnancy complications once baby is here
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When Abby* discovered she was pregnant, she felt a wave of joy and excitement. She imagined the tiny heart beating inside her, unaware that her own heart would later bear the consequences of what her body was about to endure.
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Elevator Pitch: Young researchers explain their work
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We have asked some of our young talent, from PHD students to early and mid career researchers, to explain their work in less than 90 seconds.
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The quest for a world without Type 1 Diabetes
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Poppy just turned 8 years old. Despite her young age, she has likely provided more saliva, blood, wee and poo research samples than most people ever will in their lives. Why? Because Poppy is involved in a study where she and her family share the vision of our researchers that one day, we will know what causes Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and we will have ways to prevent it.
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