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The Kids Research Institute Australia have shown that genetic variations that influence BMI and diabetes are similar to those in non-Aboriginal populations.

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Neural tube defects are birth defects of the brain or spinal cord. They happen mostly in the first month of pregnancy before many women know they are expecting.

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A big decision for a lot of parents is when to try for another baby. The variation in timing can be enormous, from a few months to more than 10 years.

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Professor Graham Hall is leading a study looking at exercise-related asthma in young children, and we need volunteers to take part.

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At The Kids, many of our studies have uncovered significant health risks associated with both high sugar drinks and energy drinks.

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he new Director of Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research says his focus will be to ensure that high quality research is effectively translated

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Children who are mainly breastfed for the first six months (or longer) score significantly higher academically at 10 years of age, especially boys.

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A new study has found that the rate of caesarean sections in Western Australia has almost doubled in a 20 year period to 2003.

Research

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between a child's weight and a broad range of family and maternal factors.

Research

Limited research investigates early childhood education and care (ECEC) educators' involvement in promoting physical activity. The aim was to identify distinct profiles based on physical activity-related practices and psychosocial factors in ECEC educators and examine how they relate to the amount of time allocated to children's physical activity. A secondary analysis of educator-reported survey data from the Play Active study was undertaken.