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Affecting approximately 400 people in Australia, Rett syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that occurs almost exclusively in girls and affects mobility and development, impacting everything from walking and talking to eating and breathing.

Toddlers exposed to screen time at home are hearing fewer words and making fewer vocalisations, findings from the first longitudinal study to measure the relationship between family screen use and children’s language development have shown.

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After being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease at ten, Elizabeth had to leave country and her family for a large chunk of her childhood so she could be treated in Adelaide.

Time to reflect After your leadership team has completed an activity it is important to take time to reflect on how it went and things you may have

The Health Promotion and Education Research Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia received funding from the auDA Foundation to develop this

Cybersafe practices are precautions we can take to make sure our interactions online are safe and positive. Download the "My Online Status" in the

The END RHD CRE focuses priority research projects that will help achieve the singular target of producing the Endgame Strategy.

Professor Jonathan Carapetis has made eliminating rheumatic heart disease his life’s work.

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Leukaemia, also spelled leukemia, is a cancer that develops in the bone marrow and results in abnormal white blood cells. It is the most common cancer in children, accounting for almost a third of all childhood & teen cancers.

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Not all children or teenagers identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. As a result, some may choose to change their name, their clothes or their body. With considerably higher rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and attempted suicide, the need for specialist mental health services has been recognised.