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The Kids Research Institute Australia research projects supported with WA Near-miss Awards14 important The Kids Research Institute Australia research projects have received support under the inaugural WA Near-miss Awards (WANMA) funding program.
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Global organisation backs Strep A vaccineA global philanthropic organisation has backed an Australian-led bid to develop a Strep A vaccine which could save millions of lives around the world.
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Funding to support research into the impact of standing wheelchairsThe Kids researchers are investigating the physical and psychological impacts of powered standing wheelchairs for boys suffering from Duchenne
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Paradigm shift: time to de-emphasise hypo risk in kidsIt’s time to back off from the fear-mongering around severe hypoglycaemia, according to Children's Diabetes Centre researchers who point to increasing evidence that improved glycaemic control in children with type 1 diabetes is not associated with increasing rates of hypoglycaemia.
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Where's the meat? And what's it doing to my HbA1c?Patients require on average about 50 per cent more insulin with a high protein meal than with a low protein meal. A study conducted by the Children's Diabetes Centre used an insulin clamp technique to determine insulin requirements to maintain euglycaemia across the different meals.
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We're back at Scitech this July!Everything you need to know to book tickets to our upcoming school holiday workshops in July held at Scitech!
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School holiday workshops at ScitechEverything you need to know to book tickets to our upcoming school holiday workshops in April held at Scitech!
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Estimating the excess burden of pertussis disease in Australia within the first year of life, that might have been prevented through timely vaccinationPrevious Australian studies have shown that delayed vaccination with each of the three primary doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-containing vaccines (DTP) is up to 50 % in certain subpopulations. We estimated the excess burden of pertussis that might have been prevented if (i) all primary doses and (ii) each dose was given on time.
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The AuTOMATIC trial: a study protocol for a multi-arm Bayesian adaptive randomised controlled trial of text messaging to improve childhood immunisation coverageWhile most Australian children are vaccinated, delays in vaccination can put them at risk from preventable infections. Widespread mobile phone ownership in Australia could allow automated short message service (SMS) reminders to be used as a low-cost strategy to effectively 'nudge' parents towards vaccinating their children on time.