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How listening to our kids could help Australia get a move on

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are urging governments to listen more to what kids need.

A hop, skip and a jump to better health for kids

Not too long ago, if you had mentioned physical activity to educators at the Sonas Early Learning & Care centres run by Shelley Prendergast, they would automatically have reached for the trusty old obstacle course.

Researchers may have found key to preventing asthma

Researchers have made a world-first discovery on how to prevent severe respiratory infections in babies.

Reducing radiotherapy: new antibody gives hope for less toxic cancer treatment

WA Kids Cancer Centre is leading the charge to find innovative new treatments that will allow doctors to ‘dial down’ the amount of toxic treatments needed to fight cancer.

The one-stop app helping to keep kids safe online

Parents, carers and educators have embraced an innovative tool in the battle to keep kids safe online - Beacon, an Australia-first, evidence-based cyber safety app.

Teaching educators to see neurodisability through kids’ eyes

Findings from the Banksia Hill Project revealed 89% of young people in detention who were assessed as part of the project had at least one form of severe neurodevelopmental impairment.

Putting malaria on the map

A global network of researchers led by Kerry M Stokes Chair of Child Health, Professor Pete Gething, is working to help support informed decision-making for malaria control at international, regional and national scales.

Precision health accelerator takes some of the guesswork out of research

Running any research project is a feat of logistical gymnastics – and often, you don’t know what can go wrong until it happens.

The immortal legacy of Jette Ford

The Institute farewelled one of its most treasured employees this year, as The Kids Cancer Centre research officer Jette Ford closed the door on a quietly stellar 37-year career which has helped to change the face of cancer research in WA and around the world.

Leveraging global lung health expertise to help preterm bubs

The world’s leading preterm scientists and doctors have joined forces to help give babies born very prematurely, the best possible life.