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  Kai Age 19. Youth advocate, project community member.             I am very passionate about LGBTQIA+ research, mental health and homelessness. The

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  Nam-Anh Mum of two, Evelyn and Nicolas. Trial participant, project community member.          I want to teach my children what it means to be part

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Childhood cancers not on the rise in SA and NT, but disparity remains for Indigenous children in the NT

Despite national and global reports of rising incidences of cancer affecting children and young people, a new analysis has found rates of childhood cancer have remained unchanged over the last 30 years in South Australia and the Northern Territory.

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The Kids researchers granted $5 million to prevent RHD across Pacific

A team led by Dr Joseph Kado from the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, based at Telethon Kids Institute, and The University of Western Australia (UWA) has been awarded $5 million by the Federal Government in a major push to prevent rheumatic heart disease across the Pacific.

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Precision medicine offering new hope for kids with aggressive cancers

A world-first study involving more than 100 cancer researchers and clinicians across Australia – including from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children’s Hospital – has shown that precision medicine can significantly improve outcomes for children with high-risk cancer.

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Researchers receive crucial Near Miss funding

Congratulations to four outstanding The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers who have received funding designed to support researchers who have narrowly missed out on highly competitive national funding.

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New national trial leverages childcare to boost physical activity in young Aussie kids

More than 80,000 Australian children are expected to benefit as 700 childcare centres across the country trial a new program aimed at boosting declining physical activity levels.

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New funding for innovative multiple sclerosis research

WA researchers hope to gain new insights into the way immune cells in the body trigger attacks of multiple sclerosis (MS), thanks to new funding from MS Australia.