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Learning to cope with uncertainty

A small group program to help parents tackle anxiety in young children diagnosed with autism has found significant improvements in both children’s anxiety and parental mental health and wellbeing.

Breakthrough in antibiotic discovery opens Pandora's Box

Although a staple of modern medicine, the benefits of antibiotics are waning thanks to overuse and the increasing ability of bacteria to dodge them – known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

'We can’t unknow what we’ve learned about Banksia Hill'

The Kids Research Institute Australia has been among a growing number of voices passionately advocating for an overhaul of the way young people in detention are managed in Western Australia.

Early learning on the move: Play Active to boost kids’ energetic play nationwide

More than 80,000 Australian children are expected to benefit from a trial being rolled out to 700 childcare centres across the country that aims to boost declining physical activity levels.

Partnership expands Aboriginal kids’ lung health program across Western Australia

A program aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of a chronic wet cough in Aboriginal children has been extended to 14 remote and regional towns in Western Australia - thanks to a partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Cystic Fibrosis WA.

Healing airways so kids with asthma can breathe better

An exciting study is investigating whether a new therapeutic treatment for asthma will protect young sufferers from ongoing lung damage and improve their long-term health outcomes.

Shopping for data to drive discoveries

What if researchers could shop for different data to help uncover how, when and why chronic conditions such as asthma, obesity, allergies and poor mental health develop?

The Raine Study: three decades of life-changing research

Between 1989 and 1991, almost 3,000 WA babies were recruited to the Raine Study - an ambitious research project which would yield a series of paradigm-shifting findings that changed scientific thinking. Three decades on, it has also changed the lives of those taking part.

Horse wisdom making a difference in the Kimberley

The Yawardani Jan-ga Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) research project, headed by Professor Juli Coffin in WA’s Kimberley region, is steadily growing its capacity to support the social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of Aboriginal young people through the powerful medium of horses.

Bright Tomorrows app offers families support during COVID-19

A comprehensive app produced by The Kids researchers has offered parents a lifeline as they try to cope with the isolation and disruption caused by coronavirus.