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New diabetes testing program

Have you seen the recent news about Type1Screen, a free new nationwide program that aims to better detect a child's risk of developing type 1 diabetes?

Is prolonged high glucose really that bad for you?

Our researchers are trying to find out, but we need your help for a new study looking at oxidative stress, blood glucose fluctuations and how it affects people living with type 1 diabetes.

Fellowship drives research

Meet Keely Bebbington. The clinical psychologist recently joined the Children’s Diabetes Centre as the McCusker Research Fellow in Type 1 Diabetes — a Fellowship that was established in response to the need for a dedicated focus on the mental health and wellbeing of young people with Type 1 Diabetes

A systematic review of the importance of milk TGF-β on immunological outcomes in the infant and young child

Cytokines in milk like transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) have been shown to induce oral tolerance in experimental animal studies

Starting young on diabetes research

Kalani Hancock (1) and her sister Avalee (4) are part of a world-first study looking at changes in blood sugar patterns in very young children at risk of Diabetes. Dr Aveni Haynes from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children's Hospital is part of the team leading this ground breaking study.

Research roundup

Take a look at some of the published research to come out of the Children's Diabetes Centre recently.

Prevalence of tracheobronchomalacia is higher than previously reported in children with cystic fibrosis

Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) is estimated to be present in 1 in 2100 children. Previous reports suggest the prevalence is higher in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). This has clinical implications with potential to influence airway clearance and lung health.

The Cashew Study

Does eating cashew nut spreads in the first year of life reduce the chances a baby will develop a cashew nut food allergy?