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2015 RRI annual report
We are pleased to release our 2015 Annual Report.
Travel Story: Siew Leng Wong
Siew Leng Wong from the Robinson Research Institute’s Ovarian Cell Biology Research Group attended the 6th Congress of The Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction, Jakarta, Indonesia in April 2016.
Travel Story: Emily Shepherd
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) 20th Annual Congress, Townsville, in April 2016.
Travel Story: Dr Clare van Eyk
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
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
New research led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has confirmed that boy babies are much more likely to experience potentially life-threatening outcomes at birth than girls.
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Extra 1,000 steps a day benefit children with type 1 diabetes
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 ³ÉÈË´óƬ and the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
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Travel Story: Dr Zohra Lassi
Dr Zohra Lassi from the Robinson Research Institute’s Early Origins of Health group attended the 20th Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) Annual Congress in Townsville, Queensland in May 2016.
Reversing impact of malnourished dads’ health on kids
Research from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has shown a possible benefit of antioxidants and vitamin supplements in preventing adverse health effects passed on from fathers at conception.
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