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As a part of the University of Adelaide, we are internationally renowned for our ground-breaking research and translation into clinical and health practice.

Aspiring to solve the puzzle of healthy human reproduction and development, we focus on identifying what programs human health long before life is created, and strive to find new ways of preventing, treating, and curing childhood disease. We focus on the early stages of life to improve the health and well-being of children and families over the life course and across generations, in Australia and

around the world. We seek to enable a healthy start to life through fertility choices and mindful conception, nurturing the baby during pregnancy and birth, strengthening the brain and body in early life, and advancing child and adolescent health to treat and prevent disease.

21/07/2025

The placenta could be the key to solving stillbirth. Why? Dr Anya Arthurs explains at our FREE event, co-hosted by Healthy Development Adelaide - HDA.

Register now: https://events.humanitix.com/tick-tock-in-the-womb-how-biological-ageing-before-birth-drives-life-long-health

14/07/2025

Meet Ellie Egg and Sammy S***m at our booth at Science Alive. We guarantee they will teach you a thing or two about the science behind making healthy babies – no matter your age.

08/07/2025

🩸 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 - 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 🩸

Drawing from the rich source of biological information in menstrual blood, a new citizen science project might soon help unlock the secrets of the reproductive tract microbiome and how it affects fertility, pregnancy and ultimately, the health of infants and mothers.

Read more 🔗 https://sponsored.chronicle.com/period-poverty/index.html

07/07/2025

We're giving away a family pass (2 adults, 2 kids) for a fun day out at Science Alive! Head over to our Instagram page to enter.
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If you're heading to the event, we'd love to see you at our stand. With a focus on reproductive and children's health, kids can make their own microbiome, find out what s***m looks like under the microscope, test your knowledge in the fertility & pregnancy quiz and meet our cartoon characters, who will demystify fertility topics for young people and adults alike with humour, heart, and lots of scientific smarts.

01/07/2025

We are excited to join Science Alive this year!

🦠Make your own microbiome
🔬 Find out what s***m looks like under the microscope
❓ Test your knowledge in our fertility & pregnancy quiz

💬 Also not to be missed - meet Ellie Egg and Sammy S***m, who will demystify fertility topics for young people and adults alike with humour, heart, and lots of scientific smarts.

More details 👉🏼 https://www.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/07/01/from-fertility-to-family-discover-the-science-of-what-makes-for-healthy

26/06/2025

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧? Join us and Healthy Development Adelaide - HDA for an eye-opening, 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 event of science, stories, and solutions. Two of our rising stars share their discoveries on how ageing starts before birth, and what this means for pregnancy outcomes, childhood development, and our risk of disease later in life.

You’ll hear 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 around conception can ‘𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤’ for the embryo, how a unique and short-lived organ—the 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚—𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰, and how this can affect whether a baby is born too early, too small, or at higher risk of illness.

Grab a friend and come along to find out what it really means to be born old—and why we may not be doomed after all!

📅 24 July, 5:30pm, Adelaide
🎟️ Register: https://events.humanitix.com/tick-tock-in-the-womb-how-biological-ageing-before-birth-drives-life-long-health

13/06/2025

From Fertility to Family – we deliver the latest research findings, events, and opportunities to be involved, straight to your inbox.

Subscribe to our newsletter and have your finger on the pulse of all things fertility, pregnancy, women’s & children’s health. No spam guaranteed – our newsletter is sent quarterly.

Register here 👉 https://mailchi.mp/adelaide.edu.au/newsletter-subscription

12/06/2025

Should semen analysis become routine care in men’s health? Our researchers believe so. Early insights into s***m health can help prevent chronic disease and support healthier lifestyles.

Read more 👉 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41585-025-01047-1

27/05/2025

Nutrient-rich food supplements for infants and mothers could play a key role in establishing the foundation of lifelong health for children globally. Despite several interventions, too few countries are on track of meeting the targets of reducing malnutrition in children.

In this research, commissioned by the Health Organization (WHO) and led by Associate Professor Zohra Lassi, lipid-based nutrient supplements have been found to make the biggest difference in addressing the issue.

For more information 👉🏽 https://www.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/05/22/global-childhood-wasting-not-slowing-sufficiently

16/05/2025

Does obesity 'run in the family'? New research studying children's growth and development throughout childhood indicates that the body mass index of parents when a baby is conceived influences child growth up to the age of 10 years, with a higher body mass index of parents increasing the risk of obesity in children.

These findings highlight the importance of supporting both parents BEFORE pregnancy to address their child's future risk of obesity. Read more 👉 link in bio

15/05/2025

A treatment commonly known as the 'steroid shots', is the single most effective treatment to improve survival rates of preterm babies. Given to the mother, the injections help mature the lungs of babies at risk of being born early.

New research is underway to investigate how an asthma drug could be used to mature the lungs of premature babies without affecting the development of other organs, particularly the brain. Find out more 👉 https://www.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/05/05/from-blunt-to-precise-new-research-to-help-premature-babies-thrive

10/05/2025

To all mothers, mother figures, aspiring mothers – our work is for you, today and every day!

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