Higher risk of birth defects from assisted reproduction

• Saturday, 5 May 2012: In the most comprehensive study of its kind in the world, researchers from the Robinson Institute have compared the risk of major birth defects for each of the reproductive therapies commonly available internationally, such as: IVF (in vitro fertilisation), ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) and ovulation induction. The results are published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.

Most Australians don't know when fertility starts downhill slide

• Monday, 26 March 2012: Eighty per cent of Australians could not identify the age range when women's fertility starts to decline, the first comprehensive national survey into fertility knowledge has
  found.
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Awards for new diabetes research

• Tuesday, 20th March 2012: Three Robinson Institute researchers have won funding for new research projects that aim to make a difference in the fight against one of Australia's biggest health problems: diabetes.

Reduced baby risk from another caesarean

• Wednesday, 14th March 2012: A major national study led by the Robinson Institute's Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies has found that women who have had one prior caesarean can lower the risk of death and serious complications for their next baby - and themselves - by electing to have another caesarean.

Unnecessary Induction of Labor Increases Risk of Cesarean Section and Other Complications

• Wednesday, 7 March 2012: A new study published in the journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica reveals that induction of labor at term in the absence of maternal or fetal indications increases the risk of cesarean section and other postpartum complications for the woman, as well as neonatal complications.
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University opens new women's health centre

• Monday, 27 February 2012: The University of Adelaide will open a new women's health centre which brings together some of the most highly qualified reproductive health specialists in the State as well as the next generation of doctors.

Pregnant asthmatic women warned of health risks

• Friday, 17 February 2012: Many pregnant women who suffer from asthma are putting their unborn child's health at risk by failing to use the right medication, according to the Robinson Institute's Dr Annette Osei-Kumah.

$10 million funding with for Adelaide Researchers

• Monday 14th November 2011: More than $10 million in funding has been awarded to 20 researchers for studies at the University of Adelaide into areas such as artificial intelligence, environment, philosophy, mathematics, nanotechnology, psychology, politics, economics, engineering, and human and animal health. The Institute's Dr Kylie Dunning was awarded an Early Career Researcher Award for her research into biomimetic systems for species preservation and fertility restoration.

$450,000 Research Fellowship for healthy hearts

• Tuesday 8th November 2011: Dr Lisa Moran has been awarded $450,000 by the National Heart Foundation and SA Health to look at the most effective ways of reducing heart disease in women and their children.

Record $44.8 million health funding for University of Adelaide

• Monday, 17 October 2011: The University of Adelaide cemented its reputation as the premier health and medical research institution in South Australia after being awarded a record $44.8 million in Federal Government funding.

Women with PCOS have family heart disease link

• Wednesday, 5 October 2011: A new study shows the parents of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to have some form of cardiovascular disease.

New research to help stroke patients who can't swallow

• Monday, 12 September 2011: In an Australian first, researchers are using magnetic stimulators to jump start the brain after a stroke and repair swallowing functions which break down in more than 50% of stroke patients.

Five researchers named Tall Poppy Award winners

• Friday, 26 August 2001: Institute researcher Dr Claire Jessop was among eight South Australian 2011 Tall Poppy Award winners announced at Government House.

IVF 'vanishing twin' linked with birth defects

• Wednesday, 6 July 2011: A significant discovery by University of Adelaide researchers shows that the loss of a twin during early pregnancy explains the increased risk of birth defects in multiple IVF pregnancies.

Couples sought for pregnancy risk study

• Monday, 18 April 2011: Participants are needed for a University of Adelaide study to determine which couples are more at risk of pregnancy complications.

University of Adelaide a "powerhouse" of world class research

• Monday, 31 January 2011: The University of Adelaide performed exceptionally well in the first national Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) rankings. Under the research area of paediatrics and reproductive medicine the University was the only university in the Group of 8 to achieve a maximum score of 5.

Australia Day Honour for Adelaide health researchers

• Wednesday, 26 January 2011: Cerebral palsy researcher Professor Alastair MacLennan has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List.

IVF breakthrough to hit the world market

• Thursday, 6 January 2011: Professor Sarah Robertson has achieved a major breakthrough in IVF technology that is expected to help millions of women around the world who have suffered previous miscarriages after IVF treatment.

Research funds to help treat ovarian diseases 

• Friday, 19 November 2010: Professor Ray Rodgers will use a $765,370 research fellowship to help prevent and treat ovarian diseases, which are a major cause of infertility.

$6.2 million to attract and retain brilliant minds 

• Wednesday, 17 November 2010: Associate Professor Michael Davies receives an ARC Future Fellowship to further research into building child health through maternal wellbeing.

Funds for breast cancer, stroke and diabetes research 

• Friday, 12 November 2010: Robinson Institute researchers received numerous NHMRC project grants. Professor Julie Owens, has been awarded the University's largest single grant, $891,732, for a project investigating the link between growth-restricted babies and diabetes and obesity in later life.

Fertility breakthrough for female cancer patients 

• Thursday, 28 October 2010: Dr Kylie Dunning was named the 2010 Young Investigator Award winner for her work to help preserve the fertility of female cancer survivors.

Justice prize for indigenous health researcher 

• October 2010: Dr Alice Rumbold, a perinatal epidemiologist, has won a national award for her work helping indigenous women to overcome life-threatening reproductive diseases. 

Potential link between IVF and diabetes 

• Friday, 17 September 2010: South Australians conceived through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) between 1985 and 1992 are being sought for a study to determine whether they are more at risk of developing obesity and associated risk factors such as type 2 diabetes.

New hope for cerebral palsy prevention

• Monday, 2 August 2010: Robinson Institute researchers are a step closer to finding a link between genetic susceptibility to cerebral palsy and a range of environmental risk factors during pregnancy, including infections and pre-term delivery.

Asthma warning for pregnant women

• Monday, 12 July 2010: Asthma is the most common complication of pregnancy in Australia with harmful effects on babies, but many of these could be prevented.

Mating game far more complicated than X and Y

• Wednesday, 23 June 2010: Research reveals that a man's sperm does far more than fertilise an egg in the womb.

Closing the health gap

• June 2010: Despite improvements in recent decades, Aboriginal women are still suffering serious problems when it comes to their reproductive health, according to South Australia's Young Tall Poppy of the Year, Dr Alice Rumbold.

Sex of baby drives response to pregnancy stress

• Thursday, 29 April 2010: Research is showing that the sex of the baby determines the way it responds to stressors during pregnancy and its ability to survive pregnancy complications.

Women with hormonal disorder at risk of heart disease

• Monday, 12 April 2010: Researchers have found evidence of a link between a common hormonal disorder in women and heart disease - and they're seeking more women to take part in a new study to confirm their results.

New clinical guidelines to prevent cerebral palsy

• Wednesday, 24 March 2010: Professor Caroline Crowther has announced new national guidelines recommending that women at risk of early preterm birth use magnesium sulphate to protect their babies from cerebral palsy.

Robinson Foundation launch at Government House

• Monday, 15 February 2010: The University of Adelaide has launched the Robinson Foundation at a Gala Dinner on the lawns of Government House on Saturday 13 February.

Launch of Adelaide's newest medical foundation

• Friday, 8 January 2010: The University of Adelaide will launch a foundation next month to raise money and awareness for its internationally-renowned Robinson Institute, which focuses on research into reproductive health and regenerative medicine.

New hope for stroke repair

• January, 2010: Stroke is the leading cause of disability in Australia with more than 250,000 people estimated to be living with the aftermath of strokes, but research at the University of Adelaide's Robinson Institute is providing new hope.