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A child can’t thrive if they don’t have a roof over their head.

A ground-breaking new app developed by The Kids researchers may soon make exercising safer for young people with type 1 diabetes.

In early 2021, The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Dr Amy Finlay-Jones led a global team in trying to answer that question to help better prioritise mental health spending.

More children than ever before are surviving childhood cancer, thanks to decades of research and innovation. At The Kids Research Institute Australia, our cancer researchers are working alongside clinical team members at Perth Children's Hospital and researchers from the University of Western Australia, through the WA Comprehensive Kids Cancer Centre, to develop the next generation of safer, more effective treatments, striving for a future when every child not only survives but thrives.

Developmental Coordination Disorder is a lifelong disability impacting most aspects of daily living that involve movement. With an estimated prevalence of ~5% of children, the disorder affects an average of one to two children in every Australian classroom.

While COVID-19 is new and frightening, these resources are designed to help families tackle the challenges this virus has created for us.

Bronchiolitis is a respiratory infection, usually occurring in babies under six months of age. It causes them to wheeze and can lead to pneumonia. Researchers are focusing on vaccines against the virus which commonly causes it.

Convenient, readily available and helping create a close and loving bond between baby and mother, breastfeeding is highly regarded for optimising infant health and preventing chronic disease in adulthood.

We know from research that the risk of death from respiratory disease is 14 times higher for adults with cerebral palsy than for other adults. Respiratory disease is the most common cause of premature death in children and young people with cerebral palsy and one of the main causes of hospitalisation.

Despite major advances in science in recent years, many Australians still don't understand the magnitude and importance of early years development to a child's life journey.