Corticosteroids and Preterm Birth Research Update: What’s known, what’s...
Please join us for the Corticosteroids and Preterm Birth Research Update: What’s known, what’s happening, what still needs to be done Event Details Saturday 19 October 2013 9:00am – 3:30pm The...
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New Director of the Robinson Institute
Congratulations to Professor Sarah Robertson who has been appointed as the new Director of the Robinson Institute. Sarah will take the reigns from Professor Rob Norman on Tuesday 1 October. An...
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Science Stories: Exciting new target for schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment
A new focus for understanding the molecular basis of schizophrenia has been identified thanks to research performed by the Robinson Institute’s Quenten Schwarz and colleagues. The work identifies that...
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More research needed to combat stillbirth
The unbearable sadness of losing a child is impossible to put into words. When a baby dies during pregnancy and is stillborn or dies soon after birth, pain and grief strike just when parents are...
View ArticleRobinson Institute and HDA community event: Born Too Soon
In this community forum, leading researchers from the Robinson Institute will discuss the challenges surrounding preterm birth, and provide insight into how research is helping to reduce the occurrence...
View Article2014 RANZCOG Indigenous Women’s Health Meeting
The Robinson Institute is a proud sponsor of the 2014 RANZCOG Indigenous Women’s Health Meeting. Register your attendance today! The deadline for abstract submissions is Monday 18 November 2013. Event...
View ArticleGene linked to common intellectual disability
A/Prof Cheryl Shoubridge has taken a step forward in unravelling the causes of a commonly inherited intellectual disability, finding that a genetic mutation leads to a reduction in certain proteins in...
View ArticleBorn Too Soon
Thank you to all who attended Tuesday nights public forum, Born Too Soon. Robinson Institute researchers are striving to understand the causes of preterm birth, to improve prospects for preterm babies,...
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Caesarean births don’t prevent children developing cerebral palsy
The long-held belief caesarean deliveries prevent the development of cerebral palsy in children has been debunked by researcher E/Prof Alastair MacLennan and colleagues. The Australian Collaborative...
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Temp jobs linked to childlessness for women
Professor Vivienne Moore and colleagues have found that the likelihood of a woman remaining childless at age 35 increases with each year spent in a temporary position. “This is an important topic to...
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Giving Tuesday: Every parent hopes to give birth to a healthy and happy baby
For 1 in 10, their baby will be born premature – that’s 15 million babies worldwide per year. Babies born too soon are at greater risk of health problems which may include blindness, deafness,...
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Science Stories: Quality control in protein production ensures normal brain...
In 2013 the Robinson Institute’s Jozef Gecz published two studies reporting on a critical quality control process known as ‘NMD’ in regulating brain development. The papers are important not only...
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Cerebral Palsy Blame
The cerebral palsies are a heterogeneous group of non-progressive developmental disorders affecting movement and posture. Their prevalence of 2–2.5 per 1000 births has changed little since cerebral...
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Media Release: Caution to pregnant women on red meat – diabetes link
Pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant can make use of the summer holiday season to adjust their diets and reduce the risk of gestational diabetes, according to researchers at the...
View ArticleRobinson Institute Christmas Shutdown
The Robinson Institute will close for Christmas from COB Tuesday 24 December 2013 until Wednesday 1 January 2014. For urgent enquiries please contact Kate Irving: 0419 820 071.
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Media Release: Higher risk of birth problems after assisted conception
A University of Adelaide study has shown that the risk of serious complications such as stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight and neonatal death is around twice as high for babies conceived by...
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Media Release: Male-female communication at conception shapes the health of...
A father’s input is important for his child’s future health right from the moment of conception, with the quality of his seminal fluid playing a major and unique role in that process, according to new...
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Media Release: How accurate is child mental health screening at four years?
Research from the University of Adelaide shows that although mental health screening of children at ages 4-5 can help to predict mental health problems in future years, only a quarter of children can...
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Media Release: Pregnancy study leads to fewer high birth weight babies
The world’s biggest study offering healthy eating and exercise advice to pregnant women who are overweight or obese has shown a significant reduction in the number of babies born over 4kg in weight....
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Science Stories: Is chronic pain a symptom of the brain?
Two people experience the same injury. Both receive identical treatment and rehabilitation programs – so naturally we would expect to see similar results. Unfortunately this is not always the case....
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