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International expert to bring together WA leaders to improve outcomes for kidsDr Jack Shonkoff, from Harvard University is visiting Perth this week as a guest of CoLab, Goodstart Early Learning and Child Australia.
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Top scientist recruited to WA for HOT NORTH FellowshipThe Kids has recruited Dr Timothy Barnett to embark on a Fellowship to help close gaps in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-indigenous kids
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The Kids Research Institute Australia and Staples join forces in new supply partnershipStaples has been appointed as The Kids Research Institute Australia's exclusive supply partner for stationery and workplace supplies, ICT equipment and print services.
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Playgroup Week celebrates importance of early childhood interventionNational Playgroup Week, the annual event run by Playgroup Australia, will take place across the country from 20 March to 27 March.
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Starting & staying on track10 years of work guided by The Kids Research Institute Australia has resulted in huge improvements in the development of Aboriginal children at the start of school.
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Folate win for Aboriginal babiesAfter 30 years of hard work, The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Carol Bower is celebrating the final confirmation of all that she ever dared hope for.
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Bronchiectasis Research for Improving Lung Health outcomes and Treatment (BRIGHT)This prospective, longitudinal cohort study will examine airway sputum, lung function, and clinical surveillance data of children with bronchiectasis attending Perth Children’s Hospital.
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Burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and impact of prevention strategies: comprehensive evidence to drive the RHD EndgameThis project will use a multi-jurisdictional linked RHD dataset to establish a baseline burden of RHD in Australia to allow for monitoring the impact of burden over time, and to form the basis of clearly defined targets for the END RHD CRE Endgame Strategy.
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Bush Tucker and Vitamin DThis five-year project in Western Australia (WA) aims to promote vitamin D sufficiency among Aboriginal people by developing food-based dietary strategies to increase vitamin D intakes and by encouraging safe sun exposure.
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Characterising moment-to-moment fluctuation in stress, anxiety and blood glucose levels in adolescents with type 1 diabetesKeely Tim Liz Bebbington Jones Davis MClinPsych/PhD MBBS DCH FRACP MD MBBS FRACP PhD McCusker Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Type 1 Diabetes Co-head