Posts by Team VIVA!

 What is Jeans for Genes? Jeans for Genes is a major national fundraiser for the Children’s Medical Research Institute. It is the signature event of Jeans for Genes and is held on the first Friday in August. This year Jeans for Genes Day is Friday August 5.  To find out more or donate go…

Did you miss Tuesday’s national media coverage of Fragile X? If so, just make sure to tune into 6.30 with George Negus tonight on Channel 10 to watch Emily Rice’s report on the condition. Emily interviewed two families living with Fragile X – the world’s leading inherited cause of intellectual disabilities such as autism. Here’s…

Today, Australian doctors are announcing their world-first endeavour to unravel the leading genetic cause of intellectual disability and autism, as part of Fragile X Awareness Month (July). Fragile X Syndrome affects up to 100,000 Australians – many of whom are unaware they have the condition – and causes a range of physical and intellectual disabilities…

Have you ever heard of Fragile X, the most common inherited cause of autism? Don’t worry, most people haven’t. Yet Fragile X Syndrome affects up to 100,000 Australians and is the world’s leading cause of developmental and mental disability worldwide. July is Fragile X Awareness Month, and VIVA! Communications has teamed with the Fragile X…

Thirty furry, four-legged “astronauts” today touched down after 13 days orbiting in space to help advance the treatment of osteoporosis. A mischief of mice secured a spot on the last flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis, as part of a collaborative experiment by researchers from the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint…