/robinson-research-institute/ en /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/10/31/new-treatment-for-boosting-immune-tolerance-offers-hope-for-early-pregnancy A new study from the Robinson Research Institute, ³ÉÈË´óƬ, is offering new hope for people who have experienced early pregnancy loss. October 30 2024 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/10/31/new-treatment-for-boosting-immune-tolerance-offers-hope-for-early-pregnancy /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/10/24/event-summary-2024-lloyd-cox-memorial-lecture Professor Helena Teede AM, a globally renowned clinician-academic in women’s health and expert in health translation, delivered the annual Lloyd Cox Memorial Lecture, focusing on the theme ‘Research with Impact: Translating Women's Health Research into Practice and Policy’. October 24 2024 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/10/24/event-summary-2024-lloyd-cox-memorial-lecture /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/10/10/lighting-the-way-with-accurate-and-safe-3d-embryo-imaging The inability to accurately predict embryo viability prior to implantation is a key contributor in the low success rate of clinical in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), but a team of experts is highlighting a safe way to study embryos using 3D optical imaging. October 10 2024 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/10/10/lighting-the-way-with-accurate-and-safe-3d-embryo-imaging /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/08/01/skin-may-hold-key-to-neurodevelopmental-disorder-diagnosis A genetic diagnostic method using a small sample of skin from the upper arm could identify rare neurodevelopmental disorders in a non-invasive way, according to researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ. August 01 2024 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/08/01/skin-may-hold-key-to-neurodevelopmental-disorder-diagnosis /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/07/29/confirmed-link-between-maternal-asthma-and-child-allergies For the first time, researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Robinson Research Institute, University of South Australia and University of Queensland have confirmed maternal asthma increases risks of child allergies. July 29 2024 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/07/29/confirmed-link-between-maternal-asthma-and-child-allergies /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/06/24/new-guidance-set-to-change-the-way-we-diagnose-type-1-diabetes Type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis could soon be transformed with newly released guidance developed with the input of an expert from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Robinson Research Institute, outlining how to detect and monitor early-stage T1D, before the point of symptom onset. June 25 2024 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/06/24/new-guidance-set-to-change-the-way-we-diagnose-type-1-diabetes /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/06/04/specialist-scanning-needed-to-help-endo-patients A review of existing research shows there is a growing benefit to using specialist scanning to diagnose endometriosis. June 04 2024 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/06/04/specialist-scanning-needed-to-help-endo-patients /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/07/15/case-study-shining-light-on-embryo-health Pregnancies assisted by in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) have doubled between 2002-2017, however, the IVF success rate has remained stagnant – something Associate Professor Kylie Dunning, leader of Robinson Research Institute’s Reproductive Success group, would like to change. May 15 2024 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/07/15/case-study-shining-light-on-embryo-health /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/06/04/genetics-not-lack-of-oxygen-causes-cerebral-palsy-in-quarter-of-cases The world’s largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously thought. May 03 2024 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/06/04/genetics-not-lack-of-oxygen-causes-cerebral-palsy-in-quarter-of-cases /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/07/15/case-study-a-better-life-with-cystic-fibrosis-one-breath-at-a-time Have you ever held your breath for longer than what feels comfortable? Could you feel the overwhelming urge to breathe? This is what people living with cystic fibrosis can feel. As the disease progresses, the feeling gets worse, breath by breath. April 03 2024 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2024/07/15/case-study-a-better-life-with-cystic-fibrosis-one-breath-at-a-time