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Investigating the effects of macrolides on excessive synthesis and secretion of airway mucins using novel ex vivo and in vivo approaches

Alexander Larcombe BScEnv (Hons) PhD Honorary Research Fellow Honorary Research Fellow Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at The Kids

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ARIEL study

This study will test the hypothesis that the mechanisms of childhood asthma begin in the respiratory tract as early as birth.

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Community connections key to improving children’s lung health

The key to improving the lung health of Aboriginal children lies in establishing strong community connections. 

Rallying together for child health

The Imogen Miranda Suleski Fellowship is an annual award for early-career post-doctoral researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia.

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Information overload and parental perspectives on information provided to parents/carers of paediatric patients undergoing elective surgical procedures

When parents are expected to play a significant role in the management of their children's health perioperatively, information overload for parents could have particularly detrimental consequences. Our study investigated information communication and overload in 380 parents of children undergoing any elective surgical procedure at our institution. 

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The Kids researchers finalists in Premier’s Science Awards

Three outstanding The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been named finalists in the 2016 Premier's Science Awards

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Protection against maternal infection-associated fetal growth restriction: Proof-of-concept with a microbial-derived immunomodulator

This study suggests that broad-spectrum protection-of-pregnancy against infection-associated inflammatory stress represents an achievable therapeutic goal

Research Coordinator - AREST CF

The Opportunity We are seeking a motivated Research Coordinator to coordinate clinical research studies being undertakne by the AREST CF team. The

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Real time monitoring of respiratory viral infections in cohort studies using a smartphone app

Cohort studies investigating respiratory disease pathogenesis aim to pair mechanistic investigations with longitudinal virus detection but are limited by the burden of methods tracking illness over time. In this study, we explored the utility of a purpose-built AERIAL TempTracker smartphone app to assess real-time data collection and adherence monitoring and overall burden to participants, while identifying symptomatic respiratory illnesses in two birth cohort studies.

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New trial aims to nip chronic lung disease in the bud for First Nations kids

WA researchers will use a $1.97 million Medical Research Future Fund grant to develop a strategy for better follow-up of First Nations children after they’ve been hospitalised for respiratory infections, in a bid to halt the slide into more severe lung disease.