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We are trying to understand what underlies mental health problems in young people with diabetes, with a school-related focus, and how we can best treat them.

Research

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines PREVenar13 and SynflorIX in sequence or alone in high-risk indigenous infants (PREV-IX-COMBO)

Otitis media (OM) starts within weeks of birth in almost all Indigenous infants living in remote areas of the Northern Territory (NT).

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Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015

Globally, life expectancy from birth increased from 61·7 years in 1980 to 71·8 years in 2015

Early detection helps delay onset of diabetes

A world-first study led by Dr Aveni Haynes at The Kids’ Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre, is helping to detect early changes in blood sugar levels.

Research nurses, officers and assistants

Read about the research nurses and assistants at the Children's Diabetes Centre.

News & Events

Handing over the reins: letting teens take charge

"This system definitely helped with my diabetes management, especially overnight, and helped to keep my blood sugars as stable as possible which was fantastic,"

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Association between interpregnancy interval and adverse birth outcomes in women with a previous stillbirth: an international cohort study

Conception within 12 months of a stillbirth was common and was not associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes in the subsequent pregnancy

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Enhancing functional recovery for young people recovering from first episode psychosis via sport-based life skills training: outcomes of a feasibility and pilot study

Early intervention within First Episode Psychosis (FEP) recovery efforts support functional recovery in several ways, including increasing levels of (1) physical activity (2) life skills, and (3) social connectivity. Sport has been proposed as an ideal platform to target these three goals simultaneously.

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Physical activity vital to diabetes management

Parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes often feel they need to wrap their child in cotton wool rather than let them get on with the job of being a kid and eve

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Jake jumps at trial opportunity

Meet Jake O’Brien, the first patient to take part in the longest and largest at-home trial of a hybrid closed-loop insulin pump.