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Flying the flag for WA research thanks to Business Events Aspire AwardsDr Matthew ‘Tepi’ Mclaughlin is the 2022 The Kids Research Institute Australia Aspire Award winner - coordinated by Western Australia’s peak body for business events, Business Events Perth.

Enhancing psychological wellbeing in families from pregnancy to infancy

As your child starts to lose their baby teeth, you now have a special chance to support exciting new areas of child health research

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Slime, bugs and bacteria: Hands-on science fun at the Telethon Family FestivalKids and families can get their hands dirty at Sunday’s Telethon Family Festival at RAC Arena, with The Kids Research Institute Australia showcasing some of its world-class research.

The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre is a research centre that aims to improve the lives of children and young adults living with diabetes by bringing together research, education and clinical care.

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Prestigious grants to support lung health and suicide prevention researchTwo researchers focused on improving outcomes for children with chronic lung disease and averting suicide contagion and suicide clusters in young people have won prestigious Investigator Grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease that results from the immune system attacking the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. Unlike type 2 diabetes which is potentially preventable, type 1 is a non-preventable disease - currently, its exact cause is not known and there is no cure.
Read about the Research Focus Area Leads at the Children's Diabetes Centre.
Many of the Centre's researchers have been responsible for discovering and contributing to real game-changers, making a difference to children with diabetes.

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Spotlight on kids' menus shows almost all are unhealthyThe first Australian study to evaluate the nutritional content of Kids’ Menus at restaurants and cafés has found the overwhelming majority are unhealthy.
PhD Scholarship opportunities The Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre; A JDRF Global Centre of Excellence, (“the Centre”) based at The Kids Research

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WA Health funding supports development of rapid test for antibiotic-resistant skin infections in Aboriginal childrenA rapid test to detect antibiotic-resistant skin infections in Aboriginal children could be a step closer, thanks to support from the FHRIF.

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World-first trial to seek child-specific treatments for dangerous bloodstream infectionsThe Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) will spearhead the paediatric arm of a world-first global platform trial designed to uncover treatments for Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection.

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40under40 honour for suicide prevention researcherCongratulations Dr Nicole Hill, who has been honoured at this year’s prestigious 40under40 Awards for her outstanding contributions to suicide prevention research in Australia.

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Funding boost to help turn research into practical changeResearch projects sharing in a $2.1 million funding boost will seek to translate research findings into changes that benefit patients and help the health system run more efficiently.

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Researchers discover two treatments that induce peanut allergy remission in childrenAn Australian research team – led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and including researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital and The University of Western Australia – has discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at induc

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HEAL network to tackle health impacts of climate changeTeams from The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia will lead the WA arm of a transformational national research network grounded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge

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Major funding to transform diabetes managementCongratulations to Professor Liz Davis and her team at the Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre, who have received significant digital health grants through the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund.