Media Releases
Media Releases - Research
1 August 2008
International Award for Research Scientist
Research into devastating inherited disorders conducted at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital has been recognised on an international level, with a prestigious award being made to research scientist Professor John Hopwood.
11 June 2008
Potential new vaccine to help against Meningococcal Disease
The Paediatric Trials Unit research team at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital is inviting toddlers aged 12 months to take part in a study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immune response of a potential vaccine against 4 types of meningococcal infection.
24 October 2007
Infertility and obestiy - why "Fat Eggs" are a key factor in infertility in obese women
University of Adelaide researcher Cadence Minge has discovered scientific evidence that proves a diet high in fat can cause infertility in obese women.
24 October 2007
Eating disorders and the media - teaching teenagers to be critical media consumers
Flinders University researcher Dr Simon Wilksch has designed a program to empower teenagers to recognise, analyse and challenge unrealistic images often presented in the media and advertising.
24 October 2007
Reducing gut damage in cancer patients - breath test detecs damage caused by chemotherapy
Women’s and Children’s Hospital researcher Dr Katie Tooley has applied a newly developed and innovative non-invasive test to detect damage to the small intestine caused by chemotherapy treatment in children with cancer.
29 August 2007
Novel gene may provide clues on how we resist disease
As part of an international collaboration involving scientists from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, Assoc Prof Jozef Gecz from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide has discovered a novel gene, which when mutated, causes intellectual disability and may be a contributing factor in Autism Spectrum Disorder. The gene is also part of a widespread disease-preventing control system in all human cells.
10 May 2007
SA medical researchers in world first
South Australian medical researchers who developed a treatment for a devastating and deadly genetic disorder will earn tens of millions of dollars in royalties for their state after signing an agreement with a US pharmaceutical company.
3 November 2006
Cerebral palsy researcher wins Young Investigator Award
A young researcher from the University of Adelaide whose work has produced new insights into a common disability in children, has been chosen as South Australia's Young Investigator of the Year for 2006. Dr Catherine Gibson, 26, has won $12,500 in prizes at the finals of the Young Investigator Award, held at the Adelaide Convention Centre last night.
24 October 2006
Cerebral palsy - finding causes that may lead to cures
Dr Catherine Gibson is solving the mystery of what causes damage to some children’s brains that results in them being born with cerebral palsy. In particular, Dr Gibson, who is from the University of Adelaide’s Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology based at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, wants to prevent this major disability, the incidence of which, at one in every 400 births, has not changed in 40 years.
19 October 2006
Immune response and pregnancy - why some women are intolerant to their partner's genes
Infertility isn’t always caused by female medical conditions, but may be a mismatch between male and female partners. Lachlan Moldenhauer, 25, from Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Adelaide is looking at how incompatibility between some couples can cause the female’s body to reject a pregnancy.
12 October 2006
Gene therapy heralds a possible treatment for LSDs
Adeline Lau, 26, wants to treat children with Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) using a process called gene therapy. And her current PhD research is a big step towards this aim.
5 September 2006
World-wide recognition for Prof John Hopwood's work into life-threatening genetic disorders
Research scientist Professor John Hopwood has recently been recognised for his life long work into life threatening genetic disorders which affect children. His prestigious award presented at the recent Premier’s Science Excellence Awards night is testament to his 25+ years of dedication to finding a cure for genetic diseases that severely impact on a child’s quality of life and longevity.
19 July 2006
Participants needed for new eczema study
Researchers at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Allergy Department and Sleep Disorders Unit are embarking on a new study to find out whether there is a relationship between childhood eczema, sleeping patterns and daytime functioning.
24 April 2006
Lack of sleep does more than make us tired
Latest research from the Women's and Children's Hospital has found that children who have their tonsils and adenoids removed because of snoring and apnoeas sleep better, snore less, and have fewer behavioural problems. However, the surgery doesn't cure all symptoms.
10 March 2006
Today's Open Day inspires tomorrow's research leaders
The Children, Youth and Women's Health Service is holding an Open Day for senior high school and university students contemplating a career in medical research on Wednesday 15 March at the Women's and Children's Hospital.
1 December 2005
Frontline research assists the fight against bacterial and viral infections
Immunologists and microbiologists, working at the Women's and Children's Hospital, are conducting leading-edge research, effectively competing on par with both national and international researchers, thanks to new state-of-the-art technology provided by the Children, Youth and Women's Health Service through the University of Adelaide.
26 October 2005
Sporting heroes salute SA's hidden heroes
Eevryone, everyday benefits from health and medical research but few people are aware of the dedication and hard work of our medical researchers who toil away quietly behind the scenes. Now well-known South Australian sporting celebrities, so often in the limelight, will help bring leading South Australian medical researchers out into the open to celebrate some of the great advances in children's health.
21 October 2005
Young Investigator Award to showcase three strikingly different studies
Herpes, binge drinking and lysosomal storgae disorders will all be explored at this year's Young Investigator Award on 2 November.
12 October 2005
Women's and children's health research boosted by over $5 million in funding
The Women’s and Children’s Hospital, part of the Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service, and in association with the University of Adelaide, has received funding for eight grants worth $5,143,775 from the National Health and Medical Research Council. These funds will be used over three to five years to conduct medical research to help solve women’s and children’s health problems.
11 October 2005
Food for thought: parent's experiences of their child's tube-feeding
Mealtimes are everyday events for children and families and should be happy stress-free times. However, some children need special help with food and are fed via a tube. We know a lot about medical ways to help these childern, but little about how their parents manage tube feeding.
21 September 2005
Unique artwork set to help genetic research
The Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation has entered into an exciting partnership with world renowned Australian ‘Surrealist’ artist Maitre Glen Rowan.Part proceeds from the sale of 100 of Glen’s Limited Edition prints of his painting Encore! Encore! are being donated to support genetic research at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
6 July 2005
Multi-million $$ funding boost to unravel gene changes causing epileptic seizures
Over $11 million has been awarded for research into how gene changes result in epileptic seizures. The research, based at the Department of Genetic Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital (WCH), Adelaide together with Melbourne's Brain Research Institute, Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne and Monash University is supported by a five year National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant from 2006 to 2010.
22 June 2005
Is taking iron in pregnancy linked to problem behaviour?
Mothers taking iron supplements during pregnancy have reported that their four-year-old children from those pregnancies have greater tendencies for problem behaviour than children whose mothers did not take iron.
14 June 2005
Treating pregnancy-related diabetes is a win-win for mum and baby
A major international study coordinated from Adelaide, South Australia has shown that treating pregnant women who develop mild gestational (pregnancy-related) diabetes helps their babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life without increasing the risk of caesarean section.
28 April 2005
Breath tells our deepest secrets
Latest research from the Women's and Children's Hospital's Gastroenterology Department (part of the Children, Youth and Women's Health Service) using a world-first non-invasive breath test, has shown that even people who have no obvious abnormal gut symptoms, such as discomfort, diarrhoea or constipation, can have gut bacterial overgrowth.
24 January 2005
Team O’Grady to help improve kids’ health
Stuart O’Grady, South Australian International Cyclist and Olympic Gold Medalist, and his ‘team’ will launch ‘Team O’Grady for Healthy Kids’ on Tuesday 25th January to promote and support research underway at the Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) to improve the health of our children. This will be an ongoing relationship.
2004 Research Media Releases
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