News: Robinson Research Institute
Transforming IVF: Biophotonics Grant to Revolutionise Embryo Quality Selection
University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø early career researcher Dr Tiffany Tan has received a Berns-SPIE SPARK grant, aiming to improve the success rate of IVF through pushing the boundaries of reproductive technology.
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Lighting the way with accurate and safe 3D embryo imaging
The inability to accurately predict embryo viability prior to implantation is a key contributor in the low success rate of clinical in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), but a team of experts is highlighting a safe way to study embryos using 3D optical imaging.
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Prestigious medal awarded to neurogenetics leader
Professor Jozef Gécz, Head of Neurogenetics at the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, has received the 2024 Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence.
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Skin may hold key to neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis
A genetic diagnostic method using a small sample of skin from the upper arm could identify rare neurodevelopmental disorders in a non-invasive way, according to researchers at the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø.
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Confirmed link between maternal asthma and child allergies
For the first time, researchers from the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s Robinson Research Institute, University of South Australia and University of Queensland have confirmed maternal asthma increases risks of child allergies.
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New guidelines set to change the way we diagnose type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnoses could soon be transformed with newly released guidance developed with input from a University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø expert, outlining how to detect and monitor early-stage T1D before the point of symptom onset.
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Genetics, not lack of oxygen, causes cerebral palsy in quarter of cases
The world’s largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously thought.
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Top specialist to lead women’s and children’s health research institute
A world-renowned reproductive biomedical specialist whose research is helping to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies has been named as the new Director for the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s Robinson Research Institute (RRI).
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Patients told to get pregnant to treat endometriosis
Research shows patients with endometriosis are being told to plan a pregnancy to help manage or treat the condition, despite a lack of evidence to show it reduces symptoms. The controversial advice has prompted calls to improve medical education about endometriosis.
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Precision medicine and the fight against diabetes
A new report contributed to by researchers from the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø highlights the importance of precision diabetes medicine in clinical practice and emphasises the critical knowledge gaps that need to be addressed.
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