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A small group program to help parents tackle anxiety in young children diagnosed with autism has found significant improvements in both children’s anxiety and parental mental health and wellbeing.

When author Maurice Sendak first sketched out the story of a rambunctious little boy sent to his room without supper, there’s no way he could have known his rollercoaster tale of childhood imagination would still be speaking to the hearts of wild young things more than six decades on.

Although a staple of modern medicine, the benefits of antibiotics are waning thanks to overuse and the increasing ability of bacteria to dodge them – known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

More than 80,000 Australian children are expected to benefit from a trial being rolled out to 700 childcare centres across the country that aims to boost declining physical activity levels.

A program aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of a chronic wet cough in Aboriginal children has been extended to 14 remote and regional towns in Western Australia - thanks to a partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Cystic Fibrosis WA.

Publications, papers and findings coming out of ORIGINS and its sub-projects

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ORIGINS' SYMBA study awarded State Government grant to extend vital research into allergies

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Interested in research into weight and body composition?

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COVID-19 27 June 2021 Update: It is business as usual for ORIGINS, though masks must be worn.

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ORIGINS says thank you to our gorgeous families with a Family Fun Day at the Pearsall Hocking Community Centre.