/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2023/07/14/research-reveals-how-covid-19-virus-infects-the-placenta-and-how-this-can-be In a landmark study published in Nature Cell Biology, Australian researchers, led by Professor Jose Polo from Monash University and the University of Adelaide and University of Melbourne’s Professor Kanta Subbarao from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), have revealed how COVID-19 can infect the human placenta. July 14 2023 Poppy Nwosu /newsroom/news/list/2023/07/14/research-reveals-how-covid-19-virus-infects-the-placenta-and-how-this-can-be /newsroom/news/list/2022/07/26/call-for-screening-of-women-for-heart-disease-after-complicated-pregnancies Women with complicated pregnancies are often unaware of their higher risk of heart disease, Australian researchers warn in a new paper published in respected journal PLOS ONE.   July 27 2022 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2022/07/26/call-for-screening-of-women-for-heart-disease-after-complicated-pregnancies /newsroom/news/list/2022/02/22/study-to-lift-vital-vaccine-uptake-to-protect-pregnant-women-and-vulnerable The University of Adelaide has secured more than $960,000 from the NHMRC to lead an international project to improve the uptake of vaccinations against influenza and COVID-19 for some of our most vulnerable people – pregnant women and children with chronic health conditions. February 22 2022 Michele Ann Nardelli /newsroom/news/list/2022/02/22/study-to-lift-vital-vaccine-uptake-to-protect-pregnant-women-and-vulnerable