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Research Officer - Missing Piece Surveillance Study

The Opportunity A new opportunity exists to work on research project to help prevent strep A skin/throat infections and Rheumatic Heart Disease.

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Fiona Stanley honoured at WA’s most prestigious science awards

Professor Fiona Stanley, Director of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, has been inducted into the Science Hall of Fame.

FAQs

Get some key information about some of the most popular questions that people are asking about the Discovery Centre.

The CDKL5 Disorder

One of the many reasons for setting up the International CDKL5 Disorder Database was to learn more about this condition.

Research

Play Active physical activity policy intervention and implementation support in early childhood education and care: results from a pragmatic cluster randomised trial

Policy interventions to increase physical activity in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are effective in increasing physical activity among young children. However, a large proportion of ECEC services do not have nor implement a physical activity policy.

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Health service utilisation for acute respiratory infections in infants graduating from the neonatal intensive care unit: a population-based cohort study

Despite advances in neonatal intensive care, babies admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) suffer from adverse outcomes. We aim to describe the longer-term respiratory infectious morbidity of infants discharged from NICU using state-wide population-based linked data in Western Australia.

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Nutrition videos

Nutrition videos for young people living with T1D Australian children living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their families can now access trustworthy

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What is active insulin time?

What is active insulin and why is it so important to diabetes management?

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Probiotics supplementation reduces the incidence of necrotising enterocolitis and infections

Probiotics are beneficial bacteria which help premature babies by improving milk feed tolerance and reducing the risk of a life-threatening gut

Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre

The Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre is a global epicentre for paediatric respiratory research, informing clinical practice and driving a new research agenda for childhood lung health.