Category: News & Articles
... say that fat distribution differs between the genders, while sex hormones also affect diabetes risk differently – for example, ... said. “Our trial aims to determine how omega-3 fats and sexual hormones interact so we can work out why the two genders respond ...
Category: Research
The HMRI Pregnancy and Reproduction program brings together researchers focussed on understanding the environmental and biological processes that affect fertility, reproduction, pregnancy and birth.
With 1 in 6 couples in Australia being infertile, and 1 in 3 women aged over 35 years of age having fertility problems, research into pregnancy and reproduction has never been more in demand. More than 1 per cent of babies are born as a result of assisted reproduction in Australia and this marks a new generation of children who are the product of successful scientific technologies. (Source - ABC Health & Wellbeing Infertility Fact File)
Category: Researcher Profiles
... of his major areas of research focus on understanding how obesity, sex hormones and different types of infections affect immune responses in ... diseases of the lung Role and therapeutic manipulation of sex hormones in influencing biological processes that underpin ...
Category: News & Articles
... Hirst received $892,000 to examine the effectiveness of replacing hormones in preterm babies to improve their health outcomes later in ... health are fundamentally supported by testicular androgens, which are hormones that are crucial to male sexual and reproductive function. For ... propose that premature loss of support from growth promoting steroid hormones from the placenta lead to suboptimal development. This project ...
Category: Research
... formation and males naturally have less natural helper cells. Male sex hormones suppress these cells and in doing so removes their ability to ...
