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Leading Australian medical research institute🧑🏻‍🔬 🔥 Inflammation 🧬 Cancer 👶🏾 Women’s and Newborn Health www.hudson.org.au

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A pathogenic CDC42 M45L variant strengthens binding to pyrin B30.2, triggering inflammasome activation and autoinflammatory disease www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @sethlucianmasters.bsky.social @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @shouyafeng.bsky.social
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
8/9 I started this in 2017 with Jan Rehwinkel at University of Oxford @imm.ox.ac.uk and continued with Paul Hertzog at @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @ciiid-hudson.bsky.social. Massive thanks to all collaborators across countries and over many years! 📜 Read the paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Loss of cellular RNA homeostasis contributes to MDA5 activation during virus infection - Nature Immunology
MDA5 detects double-stranded RNA during viral infections. This work shows that MDA5 binds aberrant host RNA induced during viral infection. Rescue of aberrant cytoplasmic RNA during infection abrogate...
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Loved chatting to @drshanerrr.bsky.social on @3rrrfm.bsky.social Einstein-A-Go-Go. Took along my 7yo: “Mum, I can’t believe you were on the radio!” Talking #innateimmunity, #virus #infection and #inflammation research at @hudsonresearch.bsky.social Particularly our recent #MDA5 study. #scicomm
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Today is Australia’s first-ever Medical Research Giving Day! 🔬 Every $1 donated to medical research returns $4, turning discoveries into breakthroughs. ❤️ Gifts to @hudsonresearch.bsky.social today will be matched up to $10,000. Support medical research: bit.ly/4qVWpE8 #MedicalResearchGivingDay
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Join Australia's first ever Medical Research Giving Day. On 9 September 2026, more than 30 medical research institutes will unite for one day to fund the breakthroughs that improve and save lives.
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Beth Allison @bethjallison.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Understanding prolonged brain sparing fully could unlock new opportunities to improve the diagnosis and management of FGR. #FetalGrowthRestriction #FGR #PregnancyResearch #Placenta #FetalPhysiology #Neonatology #Obstetrics @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social
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noxopharm.bsky.social @noxopharm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Noxopharm’s partnership with @hudsonresearch.bsky.social Research is at the core of the company’s groundbreaking technology. Here’s CEO Dr Olivier Laczka talking about the relationship with Hudson Institute and how it’s going from strength to strength: youtu.be/dukYQiZtQGw
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noxopharm.bsky.social @noxopharm.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A @hudsonresearch.bsky.social team has received a $1 million Medical Research Future Fund grant for a project involving Noxopharm’s Sofra™ platform, which addresses birth injuries that lead to debilitating pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) in women. More here: www.noxopharm.com/pdf/14f66e17...
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noxopharm.bsky.social @noxopharm.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Professor Michael Gantier @gantierlab.bsky.social from @hudsonresearch.bsky.social, Noxopharm’s strategic partner, will be a keynote speaker at a free international webinar on 17 June. More details including specific timings and a registration link can be found here: sciforum.net/event/Pharma...
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
⭐️ 2025 Annual Report ⭐️ 447 researchers, with a shared mission: improving human health. Inside you'll discover the breakthroughs, collaborations and innovations shaping the future of medical research, and bringing hope to people who need it most. Dive in: bit.ly/3d9Gsmc
Hudson Institute of Medical Research 2025 Annual Report
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helicobacterpylori.bsky.social @helicobacterpylori.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Congratulations to @jackkemery.bsky.social. His work, recently published in the Journal of Extracellular vesicles, identified that bacterial EVs traffic nucleomodulins directly to the host cell nucleus. doi.org/10.1002/jev2... @isev.org @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @ciiid-hudson.bsky.social
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Outer Membrane Vesicles Mediate the Secretion and Nuclear Trafficking of a Bacterial Nucleomodulin
(A) We propose that Helicobacter pylori secretes a nucleomodulin, Tumour Necrosis Factor-α-inducing protein (Tipα), predominantly via extracellular vesicles (EVs), also known as outer membrane vesicl...
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Yesterday we stood with fellow researchers from across Victoria to deliver a clear message to the Government: increase investment in medical research to keep Vic at the forefront of scientific innovation & breakthroughs, & to ensure our community continues to benefit from life-changing discoveries.
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
As research into the gut microbiome grows, scientists are exploring its potential role in early brain development Prof Sam Forster has received a prestigious award through Wellcome Leap’s Foundations of a Resilient Microbiome (FORM) program to optimise this research Read more bit.ly/3NbrAw3
Professor Sam Forster in his lab at Hudson Institute.
Melbourne Australia.
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It's Endometriosis Awareness Month! Learn more about our endometriosis research: bit.ly/4doO0V3
Hudson Institute endometriosis researchers.
Clayton, Melbourne, Australia.
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Professor Caroline Gargett joined a panel to discuss her #Endometriosis research and the gender pain gap on Well. by Mamamia 🔊 Tune into this episode via Spotify: bit.ly/3OTUVvt Apple: apple.co/4ulVtu7 Youtube: bit.ly/4uo4iDQ
Pain & endometriosis with Mamamia’s Podcast WELL. & Prof Caroline Gargett
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noxopharm.bsky.social @noxopharm.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Noxopharm and @hudsonresearch.bsky.social announce a breakthrough scientific paper regarding the Sofra™ platform in top-ranking journal Nature Immunology. Read the full announcement here: www.noxopharm.com/pdf/e17f82ba...
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
A/Prof Miranda Davies-Tuck & Dr Keeth Mayakaduwage examined whether The Safer Baby Bundle reduced stillbirth & perinatal mortality & whether its benefits were experienced equitably across communities. Their findings are very encouraging. 🔗 bit.ly/4ko6QgK
Dr Keeth Mayakaduwage & A/Prof Miranda Davies-Tuck
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
#MedicalResearch saves & changes lives. 🔬 Hudson Institute of Medical Research is proud to stand behind this campaign calling on the Australian government to release the full legislated quota from the Medical Research Future Fund each year. ➡️ bit.ly/49ByUcH #MedicalResearchMatters
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🔥 #Inflammation is your body’s response to infection or injury, but in overdrive it can result in your immune system mistakenly attacking healthy tissue. It's the cause of 50% of deaths worldwide & underpins hundreds of chronic diseases & conditions. 🌏
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Do you have a #MenstrualCycle? 🩸 We're conducting a study to help us understand the physical, social & emotional factors that may influence a person’s decision to participate in studies about #MenstrualFluid. Find out more about the Cycles for Science Study: bit.ly/4aQ7S2c
Would you use your cycle for science?
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Victorian Infection and Immunity Network @theviin.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Another great presentation from @hudsonresearch.bsky.social Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases (CiiiD) PhD student, Anita Chaulagain (@aneeta0110) about type I interferon signalling during Shigella flexneri! #YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS
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Victorian Infection and Immunity Network @theviin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Dr Julia Chitty showing us how pirfenidone can be repurposed to treat viral exacerbations of COPD based on a novel precision-cut lung slice model. Exciting work! #YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS @monashuniversity.bsky.social @hudsonresearch.bsky.social
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Victorian Infection and Immunity Network @theviin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Rachelia Raissa Wibawa from @hudsonresearch.bsky.social gave an excellent talk on her research which has identified novel genetic mutations in Legionella pneumophila that impact host transcriptional responses #YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS
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Nicole Campbell @drnicolecampbell.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Belated post of my macaron centrepiece from last week’s @ciiid-hudson.bsky.social Christmas party – “the cells of CiiiD”. A lot of work to produce this undetermined number of macarons (I lost count) 🙃 Big thanks to @biorender.bsky.social who I used to make the templates! @hudsonresearch.bsky.social
A tower of macarons shaped and decorated like different cell types
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Grateful to work with some amazing people at the @ciiid-hudson.bsky.social @hudsonresearch.bsky.social Including these special super smart ladies @jackiheraudfarlow.bsky.social and @sciencesophie.bsky.social #sciencetribe 🧪👯‍♀️
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Jacki Heraud-Farlow @jackiheraudfarlow.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Science buddies are the best. Definite highlight of moving to @hudsonresearch.bsky.social has been learning from these two.
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
@hudsonresearch.bsky.social gingerbread getting me through my last day of work before the holidays 🎄🧪🎄🧪🎄🧪
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Beth Allison @bethjallison.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
New paper from Dr Zahrah Azman et al. shows preterm growth-restricted lambs with asphyxia have impaired vascular contractility and heightened cardiac adrenergic responses, insights that matter for neonatal cardiovascular outcomes. Read & share 👇 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41432623/ #FGR #CardioSci
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In vivo and ex vivo cardiovascular haemodynamic responses of preterm growth-restricted lambs to perinatal asphyxia - PubMed
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) arises from chronic hypoxia and increases the risk of cardiovascular dysfunction following perinatal asphyxia, although underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated whether cardiovascular responses to asphyxia are impaired in preterm FGR lambs and whether this …
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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
New study from our group: Umbilical cord milking as a technique to harvest cord blood derived cells for regenerative applications www.nature.com/articles/s41... @drabdulrazak.bsky.social @courtney-mcdonald.bsky.social @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @pediatricresearch.bsky.social
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Congrats to this year's National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Idea Grant recipients! 👏🥳 Seven of our researchers have been awarded over $13.4 million in NHMRC Ideas Grants to work on projects ranging from newborn health to viral & bacterial infections. Read more 👉 bit.ly/496uNVH
L-R: Dr Nicole de Weerd, A/Prof Daniel Gough, Dr Ina Rudloff, Prof Graeme Polglase, A/Prof Kate Lawlor, Prof Paul Hertzog, Prof Elizabeth Hartland AM
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
🚨 Preprint Alert 🚨 We discovered a new regulator of RIG-I-like receptors #MDA5 #RIG-I, which are critical innate immune sensors of #RNA that detect #viral infection. Check out our #biorxiv #preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... tl;dr 🙃 thread below
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Dr Abdul Razak & A/Prof Courtney McDonald have discovered inflammation in the womb doesn’t just strike once, it lingers, sometimes for months after birth, continuing to harm fragile neural tissue long after the initial exposure & causing lasting damage to the developing brain bit.ly/3JOweh
Dr Abdul Razak and A/Prof Courtney McDonald in their lab at Hudson Institute
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
1 in 10 babies is born too soon. #PretermBirth is the leading cause of death and disability in children. Baby Elias was born at just 22 weeks, no bigger than a soft drink, fighting to survive. Tiny babies like Elias are at risk of brain injury from inflammation, which can cause lifelong conditions.
Tiny patients. Big breakthroughs.
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Prof Kate Loveland, Dr Julia Young & Dr Penny Whiley's latest research has pinpointed the essential role that the importin 5 protein (IPO5) plays in sperm formation. #MaleInfertility Learn more in the Society for the Study of Reproduction journal, Biology of Reproduction, & ➡️ bit.ly/4hUt20G
Distribution of importin 5 (IPO5) protein (in red) and two spermatogonial markers GILZ (in yellow) and GFRA1 (in green) in normal testis.
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
CoLab is funding $770,000 for two biobanks - Monash Children’s Cancer Biobank & the Hudson Institute Living Biobank, helping researchers access high-quality samples and develop safer treatments. Read story here - tinyurl.com/banking-on-a... @hudsonresearch.bsky.social #ChildrensCancer #Biobank
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aamri.bsky.social @aamri.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Half the funding. Half the future. The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) was meant to deliver $1B a year — only $650M is reaching researchers. Join the call to release the full MRFF. www.aamri.org.au/mrff #releasethefullmrff @markbutlermp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social
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Main heading: Half the funding. Half the future.
Sub heading: Ask Canberra to keep its promise to medical research.
Text: Breakthroughs don’t happen on broken promises.
Tagline: Release the full Medical Research Future Fund aamri.org.au/mrff
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aamri.bsky.social @aamri.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
“As an independent you need to find areas that matter, that you can make a difference… I’m the only person who’s ever asked a question about medical research funding in the House.” - Dr @mon4kooyong.bsky.social MP at AAMRI’s President’s Breakfast, on making a difference. #2025AAMRIConvention
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We were honoured to welcome Minister Danny Pearson to showcase a major breakthrough in #Lupus treatment – an RNA-based topical drug developed right here in Clayton. Read more in today's Herald Sun, and here: bit.ly/43EVn4X
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
🔬 Our annual Young Women in Science program was a huge success this year, giving ten Year 10 students from Melbourne’s south-east the opportunity to explore their passion for science. Thank you to program coordinator, Dr Fiona Cousins & all the supervisors who guided & mentored the students.
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noldlab.bsky.social @noldlab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
What work is needed to detect the difference between viral and bacterial infection in newborns? Check out our new commentary on work by Fueri et al looking at interferon mRNA signatures to detect newborn non-bacterial infection rdcu.be/eKb9p @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social
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Commentary on ‘Early diagnosis of serious bacterial infection in febrile infants using type I interferon signature’ by Fueri, Bellini and group
Pediatric Research - Commentary on ‘Early diagnosis of serious bacterial infection in febrile infants using type I interferon signature’ by Fueri, Bellini and group
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Sophia Davidson @sciencesophie.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
It's starting! The @hudsonresearch.bsky.social 's Young Women in Science week! Excited to be a mentor 🤩👩‍🔬🔬🧫🧬
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Thanks @hudsonresearch.bsky.social for the invite to @theasmr.bsky.social gala dinner. Inspiring talks and many great chats with Melbourne colleagues. A good excuse to get dressed up on a Thursday night. If only I didn’t have pesky lab work in the morning 🫠 👩🏻‍🔬🧫@drnicolecampbell.bsky.social
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Beth Allison @bethjallison.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Honoured that our team Prof Sehgal and Zahrah Azman received a @heartfoundationau.bsky.social Vanguard Grant for our work that aims to reduce peri vascular fibrosis in the hearts of growth restricted neonates. Working towards the best start to life possible for our smallest most vulnerable babies.
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noxopharm.bsky.social @noxopharm.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Great to see the Victorian Government supporting @hudsonresearch.bsky.social and Noxopharm's work taking our innovative SOF-SKN drug to a clinical trial and offering hope to people with lupus. www.premier.vic.gov.au/world-first-...
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World-First RNA Trial A Breakthrough For Lupus Patients
Melbourne researchers have developed a new RNA drug designed to prevent the damaging effects of the debilitating autoimmune disease lupus, in a major breakthrough supported by the Allan Labor Governme...
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Farts are causing a stink in the research world, but in a positive way. 💨 Scientists have shed new light on the role & importance of hydrogen gas (H₂), better known for its role in flatulence, in gut health. Read more about Dr Caitlin Welsh & A/Prof Sam Forster's discovery: bit.ly/3L1eIXL
Dr Caitlin Welsh and A/Prof Sam Forster at Hudson Institute in MelbourneDr Caitlin Welsh and A/Prof Sam Forster at Hudson Institute in Melbourne
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
The impact of #Inflammation on a #Premature baby can be life-changing. Dr Abdul Razak & A/Prof Courtney McDonald are the first to establish tertiary inflammation (inflammation that persists beyond the initial exposure and even the following days and weeks). Learn more: bit.ly/3KkGA8P
Dr Abdul Razak & A/Prof Courtney McDonald
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
You're invited to the free public forum, From Bump to Baby: Understanding inflammation’s impact on maternal & newborn health 🚼🤰🏻 When: Thursday 9th October Where: Hudson Institute in Clayton, Melbourne 🔥 Capacity is limited so book early: bit.ly/4mXhlrx
You're invited to the free public forum, From Bump to Baby: Understanding inflammation’s impact on maternal & newborn health
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Beth Allison @bethjallison.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
NEW PAPER Compromised cardiopulmonary transition in fetal growth restricted and small for gestational age neonates Suboptimal fetal growth → altered cardiac structure/function → higher risk of impaired adaptation at birth, respiratory morbidity, and long-term CV risk. doi.org/10.1113/JP28...
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Compromised cardiopulmonary transition in fetal growth restricted and small for gestational age neonates
Abstract figure legend Differences in cardiovascular function between appropriately grown (AG) and fetal growth restricted (FGR) infants after the cardiopulmonary transition at birth. AG infants typi....
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
PhD Student Sarah Rosli & A/Prof Michelle Tate have found that a protein called Gasdermin E plays a major role in causing lung damage during #Influenza. By deleting this protein, they were able to reduce inflammation & improve survival. 🔥 Read about this research: bit.ly/46r7NPJ
Woman with the flu
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Ureaplasma parvum, a bacterial infection during #Pregnancy that can cause severe harm to the unborn brain, has been identified for the first time in a finding that could have huge implications for pre-natal health. 🚼 🧠 Learn more about this breakthrough research today: bit.ly/4pdETKz
L-R: Professor Graeme Polglase, PhD student Dima Abdu, Dr Robert Galinsky
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
A world-first trial has shown that using a nasal mask instead of a traditional face mask to support very #Premature #Babies at #Birth can greatly reduce the need for rescue breathing and intensive care. 😮‍💨 🚼
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