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Platypus venom could hold key to diabetes treatment

Australian researchers have discovered remarkable evolutionary changes to insulin regulation in two of the nation’s most iconic native animal species – the platypus and the echidna – which could pave the way for new treatments for type 2 diabetes in humans.

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Making babies in the 21st century – let’s talk about sex!

The RRI hosted the public forum Making babies in the 21st Century – Let’s talk about sex!

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Bed, birth and beyond

Yesterday, the RRI co-hosted a GP training session in collaboration with Fertility SA at Adelaide Oval titled Bed, Birth and Beyond: Women’s health, conception, pregnancy and further.

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Winter conception increases mum’s diabetes risk

Research led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has found that women whose babies are conceived in winter are more likely to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy, increasing a range of risk factors for both child and mother.

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Suppressing the immune system won’t improve your chances of conceiving with IVF

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Drug shows promise for preventing preterm birth

Professor Sarah Robertson

Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have successfully tested a drug that is showing some early promise in efforts to prevent pre-term birth.

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