Story type: Discovery

RNA-based medicine is about to take a huge leap forward thanks to the discovery of extremely short RNA fragments with important anti-inflammatory properties.…  Read more

Fewer stillbirths and reduced perinatal mortality: they are the key findings of the first analysis of the Safer Baby Bundle, Australia’s national stillbirth prevention program.…  Read more

A baby’s first breaths involve more than just getting air into the lungs, and for the first time research has identified the important role of the chest wall in this process.…  Read more

The Children’s Cancer Model Atlas, or CCMA, located at Hudson Institute, is the world’s largest collection of paediatric cancer cell lines, giving researchers the chance to test and analyse potential treatments using cutting-edge AI techniques.…  Read more

The latest research from Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Monash Children’s Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics at Monash University has shown that use of 100% oxygen at birth causes lung injury regardless of how the umbilical cord is managed, so high-oxygen resuscitation should be avoided.…  Read more

Identifying a disease is one thing, establishing the best treatment option is another entirely, and in the case of Primary Aldosteronism (PA) the team at Hudson Institute of Medical Research is well on the way to both.…  Read more

The mysteries of male infertility lie at the heart of many couples’ inability to conceive, however scientists at Hudson Institute of Medical Research have identified a protein which could play a crucial role in the process.…  Read more

New research from Hudson Institute of Medical Research has uncovered a silent threat to preterm babies: inflammation in the womb that doesn’t just strike once…  Read more

Farts are causing a stink in the research world – but in a positive way. Melbourne scientists have shed new light on the role and importance of hydrogen gas (H₂) – better known for its role in flatulence – in gut health.…  Read more

Hundreds of new viruses living inside bacteria within our gut have been discovered in an international study led by Professor Jeremy J. Barr from Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences and Associate Professor Sam Forster from Hudson Institute of Medical Research.…  Read more