2024 Bloom Research Program grant recipients announced

Posted: August 21, 2024

The Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (WCH Foundation) is proud to announce the awarding of $4 million in research funding to projects aiming to close the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres...

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Supporting Aboriginal women’s health through Yarning Circles

Posted: August 13, 2024

Cathy Leane of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network and her team, with the support of our Bloom Research Program, will integrate Aboriginal ways of knowing into the healthcare system, by co-designing and testing...

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Folic Acid in Gestation (FIG) study now recruiting!

Posted: July 23, 2024

Multivitamin supplement use before and during pregnancy is not unusual, with most Australian women taking a multivitamin supplement at some stage during pregnancy. Folic acid supplementation before pregnancy and during the first trimester is...

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Providing hope for kids with brain cancer

Posted: May 16, 2024

Outcomes for children with brain cancer have changed very little in the last 30 years. Brain cancer leads to more deaths in children than any other disease, and survival is often coupled with lifelong...

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Food for thought: Omega 3s can make preterm babies smarter!

Posted: March 19, 2024

You may have heard of the various health benefits of Omega 3s, the fatty acids commonly found in fish, such as better heart health and a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. But...

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