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2015 RRI annual report

Posted on Aug 9 2016 by a1616403

We are pleased to release our 2015 Annual Report.

How old is too old for a safe pregnancy?

Posted on Aug 4 2016 by a1616403

Author: Hannah Brown

Travel Story: Siew Leng Wong

Posted on Jul 26 2016 by a1616403

Siew Leng Wong from the Robinson Research Institute’s Ovarian Cell Biology Research Group attended the 6^th Congress of The Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction, Jakarta, Indonesia in April 2016.

Emily Shepherd from the Robinson Research Institute’s Health of Women and Babies Research Group attended the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) 20^th Annual Congress, Townsville, in April 2016.

Travel Story: Dr Clare van Eyk

Posted on Jul 26 2016 by a1616403

Dr Clare van Eyk from the Robinson Research Institute’s Neurogenetics and Australian Collaborative Cerebral Palsy Research Group attended the International Conference on Cerebral Palsy and other Childhood-onset disabilities in Stockholm, Sweden in June 2016.

Travel Story: Dr Tod Fullston

Posted on Jul 22 2016 by a1616403

Dr Tod Fullston from the Robinson Research Institute’s Gamete and Embryo Biology Research Group attended the Obesity Summit and Reproductive Health Summit in London, UK in April 2016.

Boy babies at greater risk of pregnancy complications

Posted on Jul 12 2016 by a1616403

New research led by the University of Adelaide has confirmed that boy babies are much more likely to experience potentially life-threatening outcomes at birth than girls.

Extra 1,000 steps a day benefit children with type 1 diabetes

Posted on Jul 5 2016 by a1616403

Keeping count of daily steps and boosting physical activity can really pay off for children with type 1 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Adelaide and the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Travel Story: Dr Zohra Lassi

Posted on Jun 20 2016 by a1616403

Dr Zohra Lassi from the Robinson Research Institute’s Early Origins of Health group attended the 20^th Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) Annual Congress in Townsville, Queensland in May 2016.

Reversing impact of malnourished dads’ health on kids

Posted on Jun 10 2016 by a1616403

Research from the University of Adelaide has shown a possible benefit of antioxidants and vitamin supplements in preventing adverse health effects passed on from fathers at conception.