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Multimillion-dollar ORIGINS Project recruits 1000th family for global health study

Professor Desiree Silva with the 1000th family - Jess, Michael and Eli The multimillion-dollar ORIGINS Project, an extensive community-based research

Allergy, Inflammation & Immunity

ORIGINS has several sub-projects exploring allergy development within the cohort, with a focus on respiratory conditions such as asthma and nutritional strategies for allergy prevention.

Physical Environment

ORIGINS sub-projects investigating the impact of the physical environment and lifestyle on health, development and chronic conditions.

Child health and obesity the focus of international built environment study

Research data from more than one million Australian and Welsh children will be examined to help better understand how the built environment affects child health and obesity, as part of an international research project to be co-led by The Kids Research Institute Australia.

World-first evidence links exclusive colostrum intake with reduced peanut allergy risk

First-of-its-kind findings show that newborns exclusively fed colostrum in their first 72 hours of life were five times less likely to develop a peanut allergy by 12-18 months, and 11 times less likely to develop multiple food allergies (such as egg or cow’s milk) compared with infants who also received formula

$1.5 million funding advances translational research outcomes in early childhood and family health

ORIGINS, the largest longitudinal cohort study of its kind in Australia, delivered in partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Joondalup Health Campus, has received $1.5 million funding from the Minderoo Foundation.

Feasibility of home-based urine collection in children under 5 years in the ORIGINS birth cohort study: mixed method protocol and sample completion results

Urine is an attractive biospecimen for nutritional status and population health surveys. It is an excellent non-invasive alternative to blood for appropriate biomarkers in young children and is suitable for home-based collection, enabling representative collections across a population. However, the bulk of literature in this population is restricted to collection in primary care settings.

Machine Learning Approaches for Anatomical Measurement in Fetal Ultrasound Images

This study is investigating whether a machine learning based approach can be used to improve fetal brain anatomy measurement for learning development studies.

The Impact of ORIGINS

The impact of ground-breaking research is helping ORIGINS families

Six finalists cement The Kids' research excellence in milestone Premier's Science Awards

Six scientists from The Kids Research Institute Australia have been named finalists across five categories in the 2026 Premier's Science Awards.