IHMRI welcomes new board members
IHMRI has welcomed three new independent board members, and has been acceptedby the Assocation for Australian Medical Research Insitutes.
The Goldilocks approach to balanced parenting
IHMRI researchers reveal “the just right” approach to parenting can help avoid narcissism in young adults and how helicopter parenting can have the opposite effect.
IHMRI researchers pioneering kidney disease investigation
Landmark study looks at gut bacteria in people with kidney disease A systematic review conducted by PhD candidate Jordan Stanford
Australia’s COVID-19 response could boost research opportunities
Australia's relatively low coronavirus numbers have meant that facilities have largely stayed open, allowing Australian research to continue. But IHMRI CEO Dist. Prof. David J. Adams has called for more transparency with government funding.
P2X7 Receptors: Are they a cure or the cause?
P2X7 is a protein present on the surface of white blood cells. Researchers at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute suggest that its purpose in health and disease can be a double-edged sword.
The impacts of COVID-19 on Women in STEM
A new government report shows how the COVID-19 pandemic could impact the career advancement of female researchers in STEMM.
Health and medical research during the pandemic
COVID-19 has caused widespread disruption across the nation and health and medical researchers have not been immune to the restrictions. IHMRI researchers share how they have adapted and what have they learnt from the experience.
Emerging from the pandemic
As Australia’s restrictions slowly lift, health experts are warning of the mental health effects of coming out of isolation. Professor Nagesh Pai says the impact of social isolation could have ongoing health consequences.
“Making the best of a bad situation” this World MS Day
Associate Professor Yasmine Probst is passionate about finding developing better food guidance for people living with multiple sclerosis.
Funding boost for new suicide prevention project
Associate Professor Vida Bliokas and her team have received a $98,000 Innovation Grant to identify gender disparities in suicide after care programs.